Staff writer, with CNAA strong and unwavering national defense that does not make compromises is the key to defending Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday as she promoted 20 senior military personnel in Taipei. In her address, Tsai said that China has continued to pressure Taiwan on various fronts: isolating the nation internationally, intensifying military threats and infiltrating the nation’s politics in an attempt to divide society. “This is because safeguarding the Republic of China is never about making compromises, but depending on a strong and unwavering national defense,” Tsai said. Although Tsai did not elaborate on what she considered to be “making compromises,” she was likely referring to the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) long-standing support of the so-called “1992 consensus” as a basis for cross-strait relations. At yesterday’s conferral ceremony, five officers were promoted to the rank of two-star general — lieutenant general or vice admiral — with a further 15 elevated to the rank of one-star general — major general or rear admiral, the Ministry of National Defense said.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2019 15:56 UTC