SAVING FACE:Alex Tsai has said that if the DPP wins the elections, Taiwan stands to lose 18 allies and that China has only turned those nation’s away out of respect Alex Tsai has said that if the DPP wins the elections, Taiwan stands to lose 18 allies and that China has only turned those nation’s away out of respect

Taipei Times
Date:  Dec 29, 2015
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday alleged that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) anticipated victory in next month’s elections has prompted dozens of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies to seek relations with China.

Citing an “extremely reliable source,” KMT Legislator Alex Tsai (蔡正元) told a news conference in Taipei that 18 of Taiwan’s 22 diplomatic allies have been waiting outside Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish diplomatic ties.

“These allies worry that Tsai Ing-wen could destabilize cross-strait ties if elected president. That means we are standing to lose 18 diplomatic allies, which could deal a heavy blow to Taiwan’s international status,” Alex Tsai said.     [FULL  STORY]