Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/09/24
Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Squarely facing the rise of China rather than fanning anti-
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, center)
Chinese sentiment is the best way to deal with Beijing, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Sunday as she presided over the annual Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national congress in Taipei.
President Tsai, who serves concurrently as chairperson of the ruling DPP, noted that all countries around the globe, including Taiwan, have to face the rise of China with caution.
“Neither fanning anti-China sentiment nor kowtowing to Beijing is a proper approach in the face of Beijing’s rise,” she noted in her address to the congress held at the Grand Hotel in Taipei.
“We need to come up with a new approach to interact with the other side of the Taiwan Strait while upholding the sense of ‘being masters of the land’ and the nation’s sovereignty,” she said, adding that this is the crucial mission facing the DPP right now. [FULL STORY]
