Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/27
By: Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) James Soong (宋楚瑜), a veteran politician and a candidate in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election in January, again denounced a proposed Anti-Infiltration Act in the third and last televised policy platform presentation on Friday.

Reiterating his criticism at the second forum Wednesday, the chairman of the People First Party (PFP) mocked the bill, saying he could become a suspect under the controversial act because of a mission he undertook for incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).

Serving as Tsai's envoy at the APEC Leader's Summit in 2016 and 2017, Soong said he made contact with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) at both events, not only exchanging views with Xi, but also reporting to Tsai on their interactions after he returned to Taiwan.

"If I turned myself in today, would I be subject to the anti-infiltration act in the future?" he asked, with Tsai, who is running for re-election watching on.    [FULL  STORY\]