Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/27
By: Tai Ya-chen and Christie Chen

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Saturday admitted that her administration has been faced with many “sudden crises” since taking office on May 20, but expressed confidence in resolving them.

“Some of these crises are purely accidental and some are structural defects in the country,” Tsai said during a speech at a forum organized by the Lee Teng-hui Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary since Taiwan’s first direct presidential election.

“However, I am confident that these problems can be solved one by one, not only because I believe in the capability of the current administration, but because I have more faith in the Taiwanese people and Taiwan’s democracy,” the president said.

Tsai’s remarks came as new surveys showed a significant drop in the president’s approval ratings. To mark Tsai’s 100th day in office, various organizations released new surveys on the government’s performance Friday, all of which indicated that Tsai’s approval ratings have fallen below 50 percent.     [FULL  STORY]