October 11, 2016

"Divisive and damaging as it is, the present impasse across the Taiwan Straits is set to continue.

That was what Tsai Ing-wen, the current leader of Taiwan, told us in the speech she made on Monday.

As Tsai said, she remained faithful to her inaugural speech, and her stance remains 'consistent and steadfast'.

But that consistency and steadfastness is making things worse. Because, instead of alleviating the worries on the island about her anti-mainland approach, which is hurting the island's economy, Tsai made it crystal clear that her independence-minded Democratic Progressive Party's political agenda comes first."

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