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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K268: 2021年中華民國全國性公民投票 2021 Taiwanese referendum

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K268: 2021 Taiwanese referendum

In the 2021 Taiwanese referendum, there are four questions. The first question to have passed the qualification threshold, in January 2021, considered the activation of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant. The three other questions on the referendum were certified by the Central Election Commission in May 2021. The opposition party Kuomintang offered support for two of the referendum questions, actively gathering signatures regarding ractopamine in imported pork, and future referendum scheduling.

在2021年臺灣公投中,有四個問題。第一個通過資格門檻的問題,在2021年1月,考慮了龍門核電站的啟動。關於公投的其他三個問題於2021年5月獲得中央選舉委員會的認證。反對黨國民黨支援其中兩個公投問題,積極收集有關進口豬肉中萊克多巴胺的簽名,以及未來的公投時程表。

Referendum questions:

Algae reef protection

The first question refers to the construction of a receiving terminal for natural gas energy production on Taoyuan’s Datan Algal Reef. It is argued as necessary by the government as part of its fossil fuel phase-out plan but heavily criticized by environmental activists due to potential damage to the reef and its eco-system.

第一個問題是指在桃園大山藻礁上建造天然氣能源生產的接收站。政府認為這是其化石燃料淘汰計劃的一部分,但由於對珊瑚礁及其生態系統的潛在破壞,環保活動人士嚴厲批評了這一點。


Pork imports

The second question on the referendum has to do with attempts to lift restrictions on the import of ractopamine-containing pork. Critics argue ractopamine is an additive illegal in 160 countries due to food safety concerns and that its import could damage local producers.

關於公投的第二個問題與試圖取消對含有萊克多巴胺的豬肉進口的限制有關。批評人士認為,由於食品安全問題,萊克多巴胺在160個國家是非法的添加劑,其進口可能會損害當地生產商。

Nuclear plant

The third question, and first to have passed the threshold is one on the activation of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in New Taipei City. The plant was under construction until 2014, when it was shut down due to concerns about nuclear power in the country, as well as following the program of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party regarding the gradual elimination of this type of energy production. That position is heavily disputed by proponents of nuclear power, as well as by the opposition Kuomintang, which lead to the inclusion of a question on the abandonment of the nuclear power termination plan in the 2018 referendum, in which results favoured the continuation of nuclear plants in the country.

第三個問題,也是第一個通過門檻的問題,是關於位於新北市的龍門核電站的啟動問題。該工廠一直在建設中,直到2014年,由於對該國核電的擔憂以及執政的民進黨關於逐步消除此類能源生產的計劃而關閉。這一立場受到核電支援者以及反對黨國民黨的嚴重爭議,這導致在2018 年公投中納入了關於放棄核電終止計畫的問題,其中結果有利於該國繼續核電站。

Referendum dates

The fourth and last question asks whether referendums should be held alongside general elections if a referendum proposal is confirmed less than six months before a general election. The question was proposed by the Kuomintang, arguing that holding referendums alongside general elections would attract higher vote turnouts. Source article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Taiwanese_referendum

第四個也是最後一個問題是,如果全民投票提案在大選前不到六個月得到確認,是否應與大選同時舉行公投。這個問題是由國民黨提出的,他們認為在大選的同時舉行公投將吸引更多的投票率。