Nearly 60,000 Illegal Factories in Taiwan Province Occupy 13,000 Hectares of Farmland; DPP Government Plans to Legalize Them In-Situ

This article criticizes the Executive Yuan's approach to nearly 60,000 illegal factories occupying agricultural land in Taiwan. The author points out that the government only plans to demolish 34 factories built after May 20, 2016, while planning to legalize over 52,000 older unlicensed factories after collecting fees—calling it 'half-hearted demolition.' The author argues this 'half-hearted demolition' policy will destroy the rule of law and use the National Land Planning Act to reclassify polluted farmland as urban development areas, effectively legalizing non-compliant factories.