Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/04
By: Sophia Yeh and S.C. Chang

Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) held a meeting with top executive and

CNA file photo.

legislative leaders and ruling party mayors of four municipalities Sunday to push ahead with the government’s major policy initiatives including reform of the country’s pension system.

Presidential Office Spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said attending the meeting were Premier Lin Chuan, Vice Premier Lin Hsi-yao, Cabinet Secretary General Chen Mei-ling, Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan, Deputy Speaker Tsai Chi-chang, Democratic Progressive Party caucus head Ker Chien-ming and mayors of Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung.

The meeting came on the heel of a mass rally a day earlier of retired and serving public functionaries, public school teachers and military personnel who vented their anger at being stigmatized over their seemingly fat pension incomes.     [FULL  STORY]