WATCHING THE GOVERNMENT:Director-General Peng Sheng-chu said that while pressure would keep rising, it should not lead to China initiating a diplomatic war
Taipei Times
Date: Wed, Nov 09, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA
National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Peng Sheng-chu (彭勝竹) on Monday described the
National Security Bureau Director-General Peng Sheng-chu answers 2lawmakers’ questions at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Monday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
cross-strait situation over the past five months as “lax outside, but tense inside,” adding that he expects official exchanges to become even more limited.
Peng, a former air force commander, said that in many ways, China has seemed to maintain its attitude toward Taiwan from before May 20, when President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) assumed office, but it has suppressed Taiwan on various occasions.
He also said China is still watching the words and deeds of Tsai and has yet to set a tone in dealing with the Tsai administration.
At organizations in which Taiwan is a member, China would continue to let Taiwan participate, but it would rigorously demand that Taiwan follow regulations, Peng said. [FULL STORY]
