Social safety net needs repair, VP says after stabbingsStaff writer, with CNAVice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) yesterday said Friday’s deadly stabbing attacks in downtown Taipei indicate that anxiety continues to exist in society, and that the social safety net needs to be repaired and improved. Hsiao made the comments while meeting recipients of the 22nd Golden Rudder Awards and the Bright Youth Awards at the Presidential Office in Taipei. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim speaks to Golden Rudder Award and Bright Youth Award recipients at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Friday's attacks near two Taipei MRT railway stations once again highlighted “lingering social anxiety in Taiwan and the need to repair and strengthen the social safety net,” Hsiao said. Four people died, including Chang, who fell to his death from the six-story department store's roof while being pursued by police.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 04:48 UTC