‘POLITICAL WORKER’: Working for Taiwanese independence involves developing the economy and creating growth so that people can live and work in peace, Lai said
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 16, 2018
By: Staff Writer, with CNA
Premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday told reporters that his approach toward Taiwanese
Premier William Lai speaks at a media roundtable in Hualien County yesterday. Photo: Lee Hsin-fang, Taipei Times
independence was pragmatic and based on three tenets.
Lai held a media roundtable in Hualien County, where reporters asked about his depiction of himself as a “political worker for Taiwanese independence.” He had once again used the term at an April 3 seminar on freedom of speech held by the Ministry of the Interior.
He said the first tenet is that Taiwan is a sovereign, independent nation and therefore does not need to declare independence, Lai said.
The second is that only the nation’s 23 million people have the right to decide Taiwan’s future, and the third is that building up Taiwan and making it stronger and more attractive to people so that they support it is a practical approach to Taiwanese independence, Lai said. [FULL STORY]
