ICRT Radio News
Date: 2018-01-23

Lawmakers from different political parties have reacted differently to
President Tsai Ing-wen’s talk of China’s military threat to Taiwan.

At a talk show last night, Tsai said nobody could rule out the possibility of
China attacking Taiwan and that everything depends on whether leaders on the
other side of the Taiwan Strait are rational.

KMT lawmaker Ma Wen-jun today criticized the President as trying to
intimidate the general public and asked if this was a tactic for increasing
the national defense budget.

PFP legislative caucus convener Li Hong-jun said what we need the most right
now is bringing the two sides to the negotiating table as military conflict
would definitely cause destruction to both sides.    [FULL  STORY]