"The senior official's comments were in all seriousness, as he had said that it [the bill] was concerned with the US helping Taiwan defend itself," Su said, after he was confronted by the press at a campaign event yesterday.
"We have to show our determination to defend ourselves," he said.
"If we don't, and just want to lean on others, our friends who are willing to help us will only feel discouraged and disappointed," the premier said.
Su called on the public to bring pressure to bear on lawmakers to pass the budget by the end of this legislative session, scheduled to end on Dec. 31.
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