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The issue of pork imports from the U.S. has become politicized with the opposition Kuomintang using the issue to embarrass the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. For weeks, the Kuomintang representatives have prevented the premier Su Tseng-chang from addressing the Legislature. Tempers flared last week with the Kuomintang emphasizing their opposition by throwing pig intestines and sounding air horns in the chamber.
The Kuomintang issued a statement that "to protect people's health and protect the bottom line of food safety, the opposition party must resist". Physical altercations and demonstrations are apparently a regular occurrence in the Taiwan Legislature.
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