Taiwan should not pick sides in US presidential election: KMT’s Eric ChuStaff writer, with CNAFormer Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) on Tuesday said that Taiwan must not take sides in the US presidential election, adding that the nation’s security has to be its top priority amid a confrontation between the US and China. Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Eric Chu talks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei TimesUS academics taking part in the meeting also urged Taiwan not to take sides in the election, he said. Asked which candidate he would prefer to win the election, Chu said he is neutral. US academics have said that Washington would continue to adhere to the position, and urged Taiwan not to base its security on any particular US administration or president, he said.

Source: Taipei Times October 21, 2020 15:56 UTC