Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus deputy secretary-general Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) shrugged off a report that senior party officials had warned her against criticizing government policy, but added that she would insist on “doing the right thing.”
“No one has warned me to my face, but I have no idea if anyone [has criticized me] behind my back. At least no one has warned me to my face,” she said, when asked for comment.
Lo made the comment in response to a report yesterday by the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times' sister newspaper) that said some party members were dissatisfied with Lo because she did not always support the government's policies.
The article said some KMT members had even suggested that KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) replace Lo, an accountant turned legislator-at-large from the People First Party (PFP), but Wu had not done so for fear of breaking a KMT-PFP cooperation deal.
The report said Wu had urged PFP Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) to “remind” Lo of her role.
It quoted Lo as confirming the rumors and that Soong had told her to do “the right thing.”
Lo, however, denied yesterday that several KMT officials had called her “a Democratic Progressive Party [member] in the KMT.”
“We as legislators fail in our duty if we do not correct or give [the government] suggestions when the government comes up with poor and unfeasible policies or policies that are unlikely to enjoy the support of the public,” she said.
Lo said that some caucus assistants had told her “not to forget that you are a legislator of the ruling party” when she was reviewing the government's budget request.
But Lo said she was accustomed to criticism from her own party.
“As an elected representative, you should not feel happy when people praise you. When people criticize you, you should not feel sorrowful, either ... this is what I have learned since becoming a legislator,” she said.
Taiwan would benefit from more integrated military strategies and deployments if the US and its allies treat the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea as a “single theater of operations,” a Taiwanese military expert said yesterday. Shen Ming-shih (沈明室), a researcher at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, said he made the assessment after two Japanese military experts warned of emerging threats from China based on a drill conducted this month by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command. Japan Institute for National Fundamentals researcher Maki Nakagawa said the drill differed from the
‘WORSE THAN COMMUNISTS’: President William Lai has cracked down on his political enemies and has attempted to exterminate all opposition forces, the chairman said The legislature would motion for a presidential recall after May 20, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said yesterday at a protest themed “against green communists and dictatorship” in Taipei. Taiwan is supposed to be a peaceful homeland where people are united, but President William Lai (賴清德) has been polarizing and tearing apart society since his inauguration, Chu said. Lai must show his commitment to his job, otherwise a referendum could be initiated to recall him, he said. Democracy means the rule of the people, not the rule of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), but Lai has failed to fulfill his
OFF-TARGET: More than 30,000 participants were expected to take part in the Games next month, but only 6,550 foreign and 19,400 Taiwanese athletes have registered Taipei city councilors yesterday blasted the organizers of next month’s World Masters Games over sudden timetable and venue changes, which they said have caused thousands of participants to back out of the international sporting event, among other organizational issues. They also cited visa delays and political interference by China as reasons many foreign athletes are requesting refunds for the event, to be held from May 17 to 30. Jointly organized by the Taipei and New Taipei City governments, the games have been rocked by numerous controversies since preparations began in 2020. Taipei City Councilor Lin Yen-feng (林延鳳) said yesterday that new measures by
A rally held by opposition parties yesterday demonstrates that Taiwan is a democratic country, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, adding that if opposition parties really want to fight dictatorship, they should fight it on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) held a protest with the theme “against green communists and dictatorship,” and was joined by the Taiwan People’s Party. Lai said the opposition parties are against what they called the “green communists,” but do not fight against the “Chinese communists,” adding that if they really want to fight dictatorship, they should go to the right place and face
RSS