Legislators approve, block two Executive Yuan billsBy Chung Li-hua / Staff reporterThe Legislative Yuan yesterday approved the Executive Yuan’s proposal for stricter China travel rules for officials for committee review, but blocked its proposed amendments on public speech on the Internet. Under the Executive Yuan’s proposed amendments to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例), civil servants ranked below “grade 10” who are not involved in classified work would be required to obtain approval from their agencies before traveling to China. Police officers guard an entrance to the Legislative Yuan in Taipei in an undated photograph. The opposition yesterday blocked the Executive Yuan’s proposed amendments to the Social Order Maintenance Act (社會秩序維護法) that would have seen offenders face maximum fines of up to NT$30,000 for spreading hate speech in public places. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus said the proposed amendment is akin to Internet martial law.

Source: Taipei Times January 02, 2026 17:17 UTC