Taipei Times
Date: May 09, 2015
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday panned remarks
Hung Hsiu-chu speaks at National Taiwan University in Taipei, May 6. (Photo/CNA)
by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) that her stance on the nation’s “status quo” is “aligned with the US,” adding that the US “recognizes the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] as the only legitimate government of China,” calls for the gradual reduction of arms sales to Taiwan and is against Taiwan’s participation in international organizations that require statehood.
Online media outlet NewTalk reported that Tsai told pro-independence groups earlier this week that her interpretation of the “status quo” is in line with the stances of the US and Japan, which is “a status quo of [keeping] Taiwan’s sovereignty” and “a status quo that sees Taiwan as not belonging to China.” [FULL STORY]