The Straits Times
Date: December 19, 2019
By: Reuters
Taiwan President accuses opposition KMT and its candidate of cosying up to China
TAIPEI • What Communist Party rulers in China fear the most is Taiwan's democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday, describing Beijing as a threat seeking every day to undermine Taiwan.
Ms Tsai, who faces re-election on Jan 11, has repeatedly warned of the danger posed to self-ruled Taiwan by China, which claims the island as its own territory, to be brought under control by force if needed.
In a live televised pre-election policy address by the three presidential candidates, Ms Tsai accused Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), of cosying up to China, pointing to its presidential hopeful Han Kuo-yu's meeting with senior Chinese officials earlier this year.
"What China fears the most is the unity of Taiwan's people.
"What China fears the most is Taiwan's democracy," said Ms Tsai, from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). "We must be aware that China is infiltrating and dividing Taiwan's society in an all-round way." [FULL STORY]