She reiterated that Taiwan would not accept China’s proposed “one country, two systems” framework. In defending her administration’s policies, Tsai said that Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administrations long focused on providing financial support and infrastructure development to northern Taiwan, particularly Taipei and New Taipei City, while mostly neglecting central and southern Taiwan. Listing the programs in her Great South, Great Development policy, Tsai said that residents of southern Taiwan would benefit significantly from the initiatives, which would create jobs and prosperity. In the previous policy presentations, Tsai said that Han had no evidence to support such claims, and that he has consistently used incorrect figures and misinformation to mislead the public. Aside from shouldering the responsibility of national security, the nation’s leader must also protect human rights, Soong said, explaining his opposition to the DPP-proposed legislation.

Source: Taipei Times December 27, 2019 15:56 UTC