The 115th National Day Conference was held yesterday in the square in front of the Presidential Palace. President Lai Qingde delivered a speech. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
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Lai: Build a solid foundation to build a city on a hill. Double Ten speech, pushing for salary increases and tax cuts to make the Chinese people live a better life.
President Lai Ching-te delivered a National Day speech yesterday titled "Taiwan, a city on a hill, salt of the earth, light of the world." He emphasized that a city on a mountain is built on the mountains that protect the country. It should not only have a dazzling skyline, but also have a solid foundation; pragmatic governance should be used to promote salary increases, tax cuts, welfare benefits, and burden reduction, so that everyone in this country can stand firm and live well.
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For details, see Lai: Build a solid foundation to build a city on a hill. Double Ten speech, pushing for salary increases and tax cuts to make the Chinese people live a better life.
Claiming that "social workers will provide drugs in the community in the future" attracted strong backlash. Social worker groups criticized the rumors and Li Yanxiu refused to apologize.
Kuomintang legislator Li Yanxiu said at the Kuomintang anti-drug rally on the 9th that "in the future, social workers will provide drug addicts with drugs and poisons in the community to treat their addiction." The rumors and slanderous remarks triggered a backlash from social work groups. The National Federation of Social Workers Associations of the Republic of China demanded that she publicly apologize to social workers; the Taiwan Association of Social Work Professionals also called on election speeches to respect facts and not stigmatize social workers, let alone use the situation of service recipients and their families to create fear.
For details, it was claimed that "social workers will provide drugs in the community in the future", which attracted strong backlash. Social worker groups criticized the rumors and Li Yanxiu refused to apologize.
South African judge wins peace prize, Trump takes action... US announces sanctions on International Criminal Court, Japan, UK, 8 countries disagree
The US government increased pressure on the 9th and announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC stated that it "strongly rejects" U.S. sanctions, and president Tomoko Akane said the court would not give in to threats. Secretary of State Rubio said that the United States has never joined this "rogue court" and "we don't need it and we don't want it." He said President Trump would never allow the ICC to prosecute Americans and therefore decided to "cut off its resources and paralyze its ability to operate."
For details, see South African judge wins Peace Prize. Trump has taken action... The United States announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, but eight countries, Japan and Britain, disagreed.
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President Lai’s National Day Speech: Building a City on the Mountains to Protect the Country
President Lai Ching-te said in his National Day speech yesterday (10th) that the technology industry must continue to move forward, and it must also take traditional industries with it, so that all industries and industries can work together to form the mountains that protect the country, and bravely and confidently build a "city on the mountain" on the mountains that protect the country. When it comes to energy policy, he said that he will pragmatically evaluate various energy sources and will not exclude options based on ideology.
For details, please see President Lai’s National Day speech on building a city on a hilltop in the mountains to protect the country.
Three Wishes for National Day Han Kuo-yu: Don’t let Taiwan be considered a “fake democracy or true dictatorship”
In his speech at the National Day Convention yesterday, Legislative President Han Kuo-yu made three wishes: "Taiwan is safe," "the people have money," and "long live democracy." He called on the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties to resolve differences, build consensus, and make Taiwan's security the primary goal. He also called on President Lai Ching-te to resolve the administrative and legislative conflicts. "Taiwan's democracy must not be regarded by the world as a 'fake democracy or a true dictatorship.'"
See the National Day Three Wishes for details. Han Guoyu: Don’t let Taiwan be considered a “fake democracy or a true dictatorship.”
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Lai Ching-te: Political party competition should not divide Taiwan
President Lai Ching-te delivered his third National Day speech in office on the 10th, sandwiched between two "Sichuan-Xi meetings." The word "cross-strait" was not mentioned in the speech, but the speech focused on the economy and internal affairs. Facing the election at the end of the year, he called on the people of the country "it is our common responsibility to avoid threats and inducements" and shouted to the opposition that "political parties can compete and have different opinions, but Taiwan, where we are based, should not be divided because of this."
For details, see Lai Ching-te: Political party competition should not divide Taiwan.
Han Kuo-yu: When in power, don’t pretend to be a democracy and really be a dictatorship
Chairman of the National Day Preparatory Committee and Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu performed unscripted when presiding over the 115th National Day Convention of the Republic of China on the 10th. He delivered a speech for 18 minutes in one breath. He pointed out that Taiwan’s people are currently in chaos and party leaders cannot add fuel to the fire. He also criticized Zhuo Rongtai in front of the cabinet. On the other hand, he criticized the Executive Yuan for not countersigning the bill passed on the third reading of the Legislative Yuan as a negative teaching material. If President Lai Ching-te cannot resolve the opposition between the legislative and executive chambers, people's livelihood will be greatly harmed in the future. He stressed that Taiwan's democracy must not be regarded as a "fake democracy or true dictatorship."
For details, see Han Kuo-yu: When in power, don’t pretend to be a democracy but to be a true dictatorship.
Kuomintang legislator Li Yanxiu said at the Kuomintang anti-drug rally on the 9th that "in the future, social workers will provide drug addicts with drugs and poisons in the community to treat their addiction." The rumors and slanderous remarks triggered a backlash from social work groups. (Provided by the Kuomintang)
The U.S. government announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the ICC stated that it "strongly rejects" U.S. sanctions. (AFP)
