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the "land planning act" in taiwan is expected to be implemented on april 30 next year, but there has been a strong backlash from various counties and cities. taiwan's public opinion institutions, regardless of the ruling and opposition parties, have proposed as many as ten versions of the proposal, all of which unanimously demand that the "land act" be stopped from taking effect. yesterday (18th), 22 democratic progressive party legislators called for the "land act" to be temporarily suspended. if the democratic progressive party authorities cannot respond properly, a major political storm is about to come.

the "land law" has been controversial for a long time. the main point of contention is the tug-of-war between farmland protection and land development, which involves huge land development interests and has become a historical karma that has not been resolved for many years. now that the dpp authorities have come to power, the relevant supporting facilities are not complete, but they are rushing to implement the immature "bill" as scheduled. frontline representatives are the first to bear the brunt of public grievances, so it is no wonder that the green camp is also in turmoil.

article 45 of the land law originally stated that "within four years after the implementation of the land plan announcement, the land function zoning map shall be announced on the date specified by the competent authority of the taiwan authorities." however, kuomintang legislators zhang jiajun, ding xuezhong, lu yuling, xu yuzhen, lin siming, ma wenjun, democratic progressive party legislators liu jianguo, wu qiming and independent legislator chen chaoming all believed that the "four years" should be changed to "six years" after implementation, and the land function zoning map should be announced on the date specified by the taiwan authorities. democratic progressive party legislators cai yiyu and zhao tianlin believed that it should be combined with the "financial planning law" or compared with the "urban renewal regulations."

cai yiyu and others held a press conference yesterday, calling on the taiwan executive branch to postpone the "land law" first, and then make adjustments before it goes into effect, hoping that it can be postponed for two to four years. liu jianguo said that the county and city governments held dozens of briefings and used administrative resources, but farmers still think that the "land law" is a "demon law." dpp legislator chen guanting emphasized that before there are complete supporting measures, there is only one request, which is to suspend it indefinitely.

in addition, taoyuan mayor chang shan-cheng, new taipei mayor hou you-yi and other county and city mayors have asked the dpp authorities to strengthen communication with the counties and cities. chang shan-cheng even emphasized that "things that cannot be rushed cannot be rushed." as for the nine county and city governments in yunlin and other counties that tsai yi-yu named as not submitting functional zoning maps on time, which has caused serious delays in the overall planning progress, yunlin county mayor chang li-shan said that she is happy to see that people from all parties speak up for farmers and follow good advice. she hopes that everyone will stand on the farmers' side to protect the rights of farmers, rather than just cooperating with the dpp authorities' policies and repeatedly making political defenses, and should think rationally.

huang kuo-chang, the leader of the taiwan people's party caucus, also complained that the lai ching-te administration was pushing for the "land law," but its own legislators stood up to oppose it, "i don't know what the dpp is up to now?"

everyone is familiar with the dpp authorities' insistence on pushing through major policies without communication. when former taiwan leader tsai ing-wen first came to power in 2016, she introduced the "one day off for one holiday" policy, which was not supported by the dpp, both inside and outside the party. this eventually led to three years of sluggish policies, which basically set the tone for the evaluation of tsai ing-wen's first term. if lai ching-te's administration insists on pushing through and letting the "land law" go into effect as scheduled, it is likely to repeat the same mistake, and under pressure from both inside and outside the party, it will become a turning point for the new taiwan authorities' ruling momentum to plummet.

public opinion on the island believes that the controversy over the implementation of the "land law" is more serious because it exposes the failure of communication within the ruling team. at the end of last month, taiwan leader lai ching-te convened various factions within the democratic progressive party to establish a "dual track system" for internal party communication. the words are still fresh in our minds. a few days later, cross-factional green camp representatives gathered and unanimously questioned the dpp authorities, exposing the internal contradictions of the green camp. at present, as many as 22 dpp representatives have jointly called for the suspension of the implementation of the "land law", and the actual backlash within the dpp may be even greater than on the surface. if this issue continues to be unresolved, the pressure index within the green camp may rise again.

since lai qingde took office, he has been a "minority leader" who wants to lead with strength. however, the "honeymoon period" of the new taiwan authorities has passed. from the noise within the party about the nomination of the "grand justice" to the opposition of the legislators to the implementation of the "land law" as scheduled, all of these have sounded the alarm that lai qingde "does not listen to public opinion and his administration is hitting a wall."(lin jingxian, strait herald reporter in taiwan)