The China Post
Date: September 4, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Cabinet on Saturday addressed criticism of a proposed reform of the national pension system, asking for support and imploring all citizens to put the interests of the nation ahead of those of individuals.
The Cabinet was responding to a list of 10 questions submitted by National Pension Reform Committee member Lee Lai-hsi in June.
Lee, director of the National Civil Servant Association, submitted the questions in a letter given to President Tsai Ing-wen, at the first gathering of the committee in June.
Almost immediately after a Taipei demonstration with an estimated turnout of at least 110,000 on Saturday, the Cabinet spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) and Cabinet Minister without Portfolio Lin Wan-i (林萬億) held a press conference to respond to the questions individually. [FULL STORY]