Global Times
Date: 2019/9/17
By: Wang Qi Source:Global Times
Lu Hsiu-lien, the former vice regional leader of the island of Taiwan, announced on Monday that she will join the race for the 2020 Taiwan regional leadership election as an independent candidate, which shows the internal strife among Taiwan secessionists, experts said.
According to a report from Taiwan's Central News Agency, Lu was advised to run by the radical-secessionism party Formosa Alliance and other small parties on the island.
At a press conference held by Formosa Alliance on Tuesday, Lu stated that Taiwan suffers when people elect the wrong leader, adding that in the 2020 election, many people in Taiwan will vote with a sense of anxiety.
Analysts believe Lu was hinting at Taiwan's "diplomatic separation" with the Solomon Islands on Monday and other problems since the current leader of Taiwan island Tsai Ing-wen took over in 2016.
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