KMT PROTESTS JAPANESE FOOD IMPORTS AT EXECUTIVE YUAN|拒核災區食品輸入 藍營集結政院前抗議

On the morning of Nov 18, KMT city councilors and local representatives gathered outside the Executive Yuan to protest Japanese food imports from nuclear disaster-affected areas. Protesters said they hope the government can listen to the public's opinions and stop its policy to open up the imports of radiation contaminated food. They asked Premier Lin Chuan to sign a letter of commitment. Premier Lin said in response that he hopes rational communication can prevail and this issue should not be politicized. Local councilors and representatives and hundreds of people protested in front to the Executive Yuan. They refused to allow food imports from Japan's nuclear disaster-affected prefectures. Some protestors staged street theater plays, and some kicked a cardboard cut-out of President Tsai Ing-wen to vented their anger. ==HSIEH LUNG-CHIEH, KMT Tainan Councilor== We care about our motherland, Taiwan. We cannot let it be polluted. The 4th nuclear power plant has been suspended. Then why are we allowing radiation contaminated food to enter Taiwan? The Yunlin County Council was the first local government to pass an amendment to its local food regulations that explicitly bans radiation contaminated food imports from Japan to be sold within the county. The Miaoli County followed suit, and the KMT is calling other 14 local councils to do the same. ==Fu Da-Wei, KMT Chiayi City councilor== The day before yesterday the KMT Chiayi City councilors have been calling on the mayor to make Chiayi City a food safety capital. ==CHEN MAI-CHUAN, KMT Kaohsiung City Councilor== We also want all county and city leaders across the Taiwan to take a stand for public safety and say NO to the Tsai administration. KMT City Councilor Hsieh Lung-Chieh and protesters attempted to storm the Executive Yuan and asked the Premier to come out and talk to them. The scene quickly turned violent and chaotic. Premier Lin Chuan was away visiting Nantou County's Puli Township but responded to the protest. ==LIN CHUAN, Premier== If we open up the market, we will make sure the public understands our reasons. Therefore we welcome any opposing opinions, objections, or concerns from the public. However, I hope this issue does not become politicized because that would cause antagonism within society and will not help us solve public policy issues. Eventually, the Executive Yuan Food Safety Office Sheu Fuu accepted the letter of protest and invited the 12 local representatives to a meeting inside the Executive Yuan building. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 拒絕核災食品輸入台灣！上午國民黨各縣市議員及民意代表，集結在行政院大門口抗議，希望政府能傾聽民意，不要強行開放日本核災食品，並要求行政院長林全出面簽下承諾書，而林全則是回應表示，希望大家理性溝通，不要當作政治問題來處理。 各縣市民意代表、議員串聯上百名群眾，在行政院前抗議、拒絕日本核災食品輸入台灣。現場還有團體上演行動劇，吃著日本輻射的毒蘋果，吃完變成恐龍。而講到情緒激動處，還有民眾朝著總統蔡英文的人型立牌猛踹、猛打。 ==國民黨台南市議員 謝龍介== 關懷台灣這塊土地 我們的母親台灣 不能讓它遭到汙染對不對(對) 核四廠都已經停了 為什麼輻射汙染的食品 還要讓它進來對不對(對) 拒絕核災食品輸台，雲林縣議會昨天開出第一槍，通過增修食品安全衛生管理自治條例，明訂禁止「日本與其他國家受輻射汙染食品全面禁止在縣內販售」。而苗栗縣議會也跟進，今天臨時提案通過，國民黨團更號召其他14個縣市議會進行連署，也有地方首長響應要跟進。 ==國民黨嘉義市議員 傅大偉== 在前天我們嘉義市議會 黨團就跟我們市長 不斷的呼籲 嘉義市要成為一個食安首都 ==國民黨高雄市議員 陳玫娟== 我們也希望所有 全省全國的縣市首長 要勇敢站出來 為了市民安全 性命問題 一定要勇敢對蔡政府說NO 國民黨市議員謝龍介高舉承諾書，並帶著民眾試圖衝進行政院、要院長林全出來，現場推擠拉扯、不斷爆發口角。但抗議的同時，人在埔里的行政院長林全，也對此作出回應。 ==行政院長 林全== 即使要開放 也是要讓社會大眾覺得 開放是有道理的 所以各界任何反對的意見 或質疑的意見 不放心的意見 我們都很歡迎大家可以 理性提出來探討 但是希望不要把它當成 一個政治問題來處理 這樣會造成社會撕裂 不會解決公共政策問題 而最後行政院食安辦主任許輔，出面接下陳情書，開放讓12位民意代表，進入院內進行溝通協調。 王柏文 陳保羅 台北報導