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Pacifist group targets arms - TW

By Caroline Hong
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Aug 13, 2004,Page 3

The newly-formed No War Home-land Alliance said yesterday that it is seeking to hold a referendum on the NT$618 billion (US$18.07 billion) arms procurement budget pending approval in the Legislative Yuan.

The referendum push marks the latest increase in public opposition to the budget, which has been passed by the Executive Yuan. It proposes to spend the money over 15 years.

"We are not against national defense; we are against a budget which proposes taking money away from future generations of Taiwanese," alliance head Chou Sheng-hsin (???) said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/08/13/2003198527

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