Thu, Sep 30, 2004 - Page 1 News List

Foreign minister defends comments

DIPLOMATIC UPROAR Mark Chen said he had simply tried to use slang that he thought his audience from the central and southern parts of Taiwan would understand

By Melody Chen  /  STAFF REPORTER

"It's not what a good friend would say," he said.

Meanwhile, the DPP reiterated its support for Chen yesterday.

"He revealed his true love [for Taiwan]. The point is that Singapore has hurt us," DPP legislative caucus whip Lee Chun-yee (李俊毅) said.

additional reporting by Ko Shu-ling

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