(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan lawmakers passed legislation that could curb the authority of newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te as thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament to oppose the changes.

The new measures will allow lawmakers to summon the president, companies and even the general public for questioning and give them access to confidential documents.

Critics of the controversial bill have raised concerns that those powers could lead to leaks of sensitive information and punishment for those who refuse to answer questions.

lawmaker 立法委員 (含義接近legislator)

legislation 立法

curb 限制

authority 權力 (類似標題的power)

inaugurate 上任、啟用

parliament (英國用法) 國會 / Congress 美國國會 / Legislative Yuan 立法院

oppose 反對

measure 措施

summon 招喚、傳喚

access 途徑、管道

confidential 機密的

controversial 具爭議性的

原文網址：https://ca.news.yahoo.com/taiwan-protesters-gather-opposition-pushes-011846137.html

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