‘OLD TRICKS’: KMT spokesman Hung Meng-kai said the DPP had dropped its aspirations for independence after taking office, despite using the issue to shore up its base
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 21, 2018
By: Ko Yo-hao / Staff reporter
About 10,000 people yesterday rallied in front of Kaohsiung’s National Stadium for a
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) event themed “Against Chinese Annexation; Protect Taiwan, Against [Chinese] intervention [in elections], Protect Kaohsiung.”
The event started with a performance by Golden Melody Award winner Yan Yung-neng (嚴詠能), a Kaohsiung native, and his band Takaorun (打狗亂歌團).
Speaking on behalf of the organizers, Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Kang Yu-cheng (康裕成) said that for years, China has colluded with unification-minded forces in Taiwan to sow discord in Taiwanese society.
She urged the public to stay alert to “nefarious Chinese forces” that she said have been spreading disinformation on the Internet to manipulate the Nov. 24 nine-in-one elections and to take a firm stand against such forces. [FULL STORY]