Premier Su Tseng-chang (
"Taiwan's president will always be decided by its citizens. But this idea is not a good one because some may complain that this is designed to exclude certain people who were not born in Taiwan," Su said.
"A provision such as that would be considered as aimed at disqualifying [Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman] Ma Ying-jeou (
Fai asked for Su's opinion on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Chi-fang's (
The premier noted that other democratic countries, such as the US, do have similar restrictions. But he said that the same regulations should not apply in Taiwan because some political heavyweights were not born in the country.
Ma's mother fell pregnant in Taiwan but gave birth to him in Hong Kong and Ma likes to joke that he was "made in Taiwan, delivered in Hong Kong."
The premier, who said his own English-language ability is "not good," also said he does not think it is a good idea to exclude people who have not passed a national test in English from running for the presidency.
Su made the remarks in response to a proposal from People First Party Legislator Hsieh Kuo-liang (謝國樑) that future presidential candidates should be required to pass an English ability test.
Tropical depression TD22, which was over waters south of the Ryukyu Islands, is likely to develop into a tropical storm by this morning and pose a significant threat to Taiwan next week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday. The depression is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm named Krathon as it moves south and then veers north toward waters off Taiwan’s eastern coast, CWA forecaster Hsu Chung-yi (徐仲毅) said. Given the favorable environmental conditions for its development, TD22’s intensity would reach at least typhoon levels, Hsu said. As of 2pm yesterday, the tropical depression was about 610km east-southeast of Taiwan proper’s
Four factors led to the declaration of a typhoon day and the cancelation of classes yesterday, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said. Work and classes were canceled across Taiwan yesterday as Typhoon Krathon was forecast to make landfall in the southern part of the country. However, northern Taiwan had only heavy winds during the day and rain in the evening, leading some to criticize the cancelation. Speaking at a Taipei City Council meeting yesterday, Chiang said the decision was made due to the possibility of landslides and other problems in mountainous areas, the need to avoid a potentially dangerous commute for those
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