KMT Legislator Chen Yu-jen accuses MND of blocking trip to Pratas IslandsBy Aaron Tu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAA Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmaker yesterday accused the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of blocking a planned trip by lawmakers to the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島), but a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker said that the fault lay with the trip’s organizer. Chen yesterday accused the ministry of obstructing the trip by exploiting a technicality. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chen Yu-jen in Taipei yesterday accuses the Ministry of National Defense of blocking a planned trip by lawmakers to the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands) in the South China Sea. DPP Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) disputed Chen’s timeframe claims, writing on Facebook that she had not submitted her request to the ministry until Tuesday. He had asked the ministry about Chen’s trip request and was told that the air force had only received the request on Tuesday, so it had to decline the visit due to insufficient preparation time, Wang said.

Source: Taipei Times August 19, 2020 15:56 UTC