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Taipei (AFP) June 15, 2010 Taiwan's main opposition on Tuesday renewed its pledge to boycott a planned trade pact with China after government officials refused to provide details of the agreement. Negotiators from Taiwan and China said they made "substantial progress" during the third round of negotiations held in Beijing Sunday for the trade pact, known as the "Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement." Government officials sought the support of legislators in a closed-door briefing to parliament, hoping to seal the agreement before the end of this month, as scheduled. But lawmakers from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) decided to pull out of the briefing after officials refused to give details of the items to be granted preferential tariffs. "They were supposed to give the list, which we deem as very important because it will have far-reaching negative impacts on Taiwan's economy," DPP legislator Lee Chun-yi told reporters. "But they did not. This is outrageous. They showed no respect to parliament... we urge Taiwan people to stand up to oppose the agreement." The DPP has called a mass rally on June 26 to protest against the trade pact that it also says will weaken the island. Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government, which says the deal will boost growth and employment, has been pushing to sign the agreement in June. But opponents of the pact in Taiwan say stronger competition from China will cost jobs and the accord will make the island more dependent on the mainland. Taiwan and China have been governed separately since a civil war in 1949, but Beijing considers the island part of its territory and has vowed to get it back, by force if necessary.
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