Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/22
By: Yeh Su-ping and Kuan-lin Liu
Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) commented on a controversial
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)/CNA file photo
warship contract scandal Wednesday, saying that she hoped the military would learn from its mistakes and continue to invest in locally made naval ships in order to promote defense autonomy.
In a video message posted on the Presidential Office’s website and her Facebook page, Tsai said that as commander-in-chief, she was asking the Taiwan military to face up to its errors and correct them.
She was referring to the alleged involvement of navy officers in fraud allegations against the financially troubled Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co. (CFS).
Earlier in the day, penalties were handed down by the Ministry of National Defense on 23 military officers, who allegedly failed to report irregularities on a CFS shipbuilding contract. [FULL STORY]
