President Tsai says she won’t wink at ‘stigmatization’ of military

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/02
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) pledged Friday that in the government’s efforts to reform the country’s retirement pension system, it will give special consideration to military personnel and will not wink at any attempts to stigmatize the military.

Speaking at an Armed Forces Day event, Tsai was alluding to the circulation of several unverified rumors concerning military personnel.

Tsai urged military personnel to take the reforms in stride, saying that the problems in the current retirement pension system have developed over time and if they are not addressed, they will affect the future of military retirees.

The problems escalated because past governments did not have the courage to tackle pension reform, Tsai said, adding that the blame should not be placed on any single individual or occupation.     [FULL  STORY]