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KMT Legislator Yang Qiongying questioned in the Legislative Yuan's Internal Affairs Committee today that Vice President Lai Qingde mentioned "peacefully protecting Taiwan" in Kaohsiung. Is this different from "resisting China and protecting Taiwan"? Please explain further?
The chairman of the MAC, Chiu Taisan, responded that the MAC has never used the term "anti-China protection Taiwan".
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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] On the 24th, Vice President Lai Qingde, who is running for the chairmanship of the Democratic Progressive Party, proposed "peaceful protection of Taiwan", advocating that Taiwan is a peace-loving country. If there is no authoritarian country to invade and annex Taiwan, I hope everyone can live in peace.
KMT Legislator Yang Qiongying questioned at the Legislative Yuan’s Internal Affairs Committee today that Vice President Lai Ching-teh mentioned “peacefully protecting Taiwan” in Kaohsiung. Is this different from “resisting China and protecting Taiwan”? Please explain further?
The chairman of the MAC, Chiu Taisan, responded that the MAC has never used the term "anti-China protection Taiwan".
Yang Qiong asked, do you agree with Vice President Lai's statement of "peacefully protecting Taiwan"?
Qiu Taisan said bluntly, "It must be said frankly that my current executives are only the President and the Premier."
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Yang Qiongying asked again, do you agree with Lai Qingde's argument of "peacefully protecting Taiwan"?
Qiu Taisan replied, not sure about the follow-up.
Yang said on the spot that you are not understanding current affairs, and you and Lai Qingde are not on good terms!
This is a public statement, you don't even know?
Isn't cross-strait peace your hope?
Qiu Taisan pointed out that not only him, but also people on both sides of the strait and the international community hope for peace.
Yang Qiongying asked again, do you also agree with Lai Qingde's "peace protection"?
Qiu Taisan responded, "I really don't know"; Yang questioned, well, you didn't have a confession!