DPP caucus stresses sovereignty after KMT’s accusationsBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTaiwan is a sovereign country working to safeguard regional security, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus members said yesterday. They made the remarks in response to Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials, who accused President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of supporting Taiwanese independence by referring to China as a “neighbor” in a speech on Tuesday. Photo: Chien Hui-ju, Taipei Times“We want to tell the KMT that Taiwan is a nation under the Republic of China framework, and we are an independent, sovereign country,” DPP Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘) said yesterday. “There is nothing wrong with referring to a country as a neighbor.”“China has vowed to take Taiwan by force. “The KMT has made a wayward interpretation of her comment, while the international community clearly understands what President Tsai meant,” Huang said.

Source: Taipei Times September 03, 2021 15:56 UTC