TAIWANESE PRIDE: No totalitarian nation can stop free and democratic Taiwan from establishing new friendships, Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan said
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 11, 2019
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter, with CNAP
resident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday in her Double Ten National Day address rejected the
Dancers perform during the Double Ten National Day ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chiang Ying-ying, AP
“The overwhelming consensus among Taiwan’s 23 million people is our rejection of ‘one country, two systems,’ regardless of party affiliation or political position,” Tsai said at the ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.
There would be no space for the existence of the Republic of China (ROC) if that framework were to be imposed on Taiwan, Tsai said, citing the violence in Hong Kong as an example.
As Taiwan’s president, standing up to protect the nation’s sovereignty is not a provocation to China, but a fundamental responsibility, she said, urging the public to stand with her in defending freedom and democracy. [FULL STORY]
