EMOTIONAL BOND:The premier said he understood the significance that Chiang Kai-shek holds for active and retired soldiers, which may be different for students

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 30, 2017
By: Sean Lin  /  Staff reporter

Premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said that he would not order that statues of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) nationwide be removed.

Lai said he understood that the Ministry of National Defense and the Veterans Affairs Council have an emotional bond with Chiang’s statues, and that they have a different meaning for retired and active soldiers than they do for students.

The premier made the remarks at a question-and-answer session in the legislature, where Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Fai (費鴻泰) asked him how he would deal with the statues.    [FULL  STORY]