Taiwan's government has blocked another bill passed by the opposition-controlled legislature, deepening a standoff between the cabinet and parliament.

• Premier Cho Jung-tai refused to countersign the revised Radio and Television Act, the eighth bill his cabinet has blocked this way.
• The dispute is over rules limiting political party, government, and military investment in media companies, plus who gets punished for breaking them.
• The cabinet says the new rules clash with two similar media laws it already refused to sign, and that inconsistent rules would raise constitutional problems.
• The refusal is part of an escalating fight between Cho and Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu, with the opposition parties controlling the legislature.

Outlook: Expect the deadlock to continue and likely end up before Taiwan's constitutional court.