Taiwan News
Date: 2015-10-25
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Kuomintang presidential candidate Eric Chu denied allegations that he was cutting ties

Chu says he is not cutting ties with Ma. Central News Agency

with President Ma Ying-jeou, stressing that the focus should instead be on efforts to introduce better, improved government policies for the future of Taiwan, reports said Sunday.

In an article published by the Chinese-language Apple Daily earlier this week, TV host Jaw Shaw-kong mentioned that Chu would need to prove that he is more suitable than Hung Hsiu-chu to represent the KMT, and to prove that he is more suitable than the Democratic Progressive Party’s Tsai Ing-wen to assume the position of Republic of China president. More importantly, he would also need to prove that he is not a reflection of Ma.

“Chu has to let the public know that he is a different player,” the article quoted, adding that it would be Chu’s downfall if he followed Ma’s political agenda.     [FULL  STORY]