Vice President Lai Ching De, who has been appointed as the top chairman of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party and is expected to run for the next presidential election, said, "There is no need to declare Taiwan's independence again." Regarding Taiwan's future, he emphasized his stance of following President Tsai Ing-wen's line.
Yori won the Democratic Party chairmanship election on the 15th of this month, and held a press conference on the 18th after taking the oath of office at the party headquarters.
Lai said, "Taiwan has already been realistically positioned as a sovereign and independent country. There is no need to declare Taiwan's independence again."
Regarding the relationship with China and the future of Taiwan, he declared that he would "continue to follow President Tsai's course."
Mr. Lai is expected to become the official candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party in next year's presidential election, but before he became vice president, he once said, "I am a realistic Taiwanese independence agent." A Chinese official has put Lai in mind, saying, "If you really want peace in the Taiwan Strait, you should abandon Taiwan's position of independence."
Mr. Lai's remarks on the 18th emphasized the continuation of the line of President Tsai, who is said to have earned the trust of the United States through his careful words and deeds regarding China-Taiwan relations. It seems that the aim is to send a message to the inside of Taiwan and the United States that it will not give an excuse for