KMT says US withdrawal proves policy of stay close to US, keep peace with ChinaBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday said that the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is proof that the party’s policy of remaining close to Washington while maintaining peace with China is correct. The US’ pullout proves that the KMT’s policy of being “close to the US” and pursuing “peace with the Mainland [China],” while improving Taiwan’s national defense and the economy, is correct, the KMT said. It also shows that the DPP’s avoidance of the institutionalization of cross-strait relations is “by no means a good solution,” it added. On national defense, the KMT accused the DPP of engaging in more talk than action, adding that this has disappointed figures in the US. “Now, because of the changes in the political situation in Afghanistan, Taiwanese are reconsidering the various variables in national security,” the KMT said.

Source: Taipei Times August 18, 2021 15:56 UTC