Taipei Times
Date: Nov 04, 2017
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday vowed he would act on suggestions made by
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman and former vice president Wu Den-yih, left, Premier William Lai, second left, and Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Ker Chien-ming shake hands yesterday as Lai made a courtesy call at Wu’s former vice presidential office in Taipei. Photo: CNA
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) in a meeting between the two, which was seen as a precursor to a cross-party leaders’ meeting on reforms proposed by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) last month.
The meeting was officially described as being between the “incumbent premier and a former premier.” It took place as Wu seems reluctant to join Tsai’s proposed cross-party leaders’ reform meeting.
Wu served as premier between 2009 and 2012 under then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), before joining Ma’s re-election ticket in the 2012 presidential race and serving as vice president for the next four years.
Lai arrived at Wu’s s office in the company of Executive Yuan officials and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘). Wu greeted him by the elevator door before the two retreated to closed doors meeting for about 70 minutes.
