00:00Premier Zhou Rongcai is once again refusing to countersign bills passed by the legislature.
00:05He is effectively blocking changes to three laws, one regulating broadcasting licenses,
00:10another regarding property acquired by political networks during the authoritarian era,
00:15and one overseeing salaries for legislative assistance.
00:18The cabinet says the amendments were unconstitutional and were being used to benefit specific groups.
00:23The premier has also recently refused to countersign two other bills.
00:27Opposition lawmakers who hold a majority in the legislature say Zhou is violating checks and balances.
00:32They say he cannot keep blocking bills this way and have launched impeachment motions against him and President Lai Xingze
00:39in response.
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