Reference News Network December 1 report: According to the Central Daily News in Taiwan, on November 30, Lai Ching-te announced an additional NT$1.25 trillion (NT$1 is approximately RMB 0.23 - this website note) "defense special budget," which has once again escalated the situation across the Taiwan Strait. On November 30, Chen Li-wen, chairman of the Kuomintang, criticized the Democratic Progressive Party at the "Autumn Struggle March" in the island, saying that the party is spending money it doesn't have, not only leaving debt for future generations, but more worrying is whether it can bring security across the Taiwan Strait. She said that peace is a value that everyone, regardless of political views, should unite to protect. She hopes that people can let the international community understand that the people in Taiwan region love peace and want to stay away from war.
Chen Li-wen, chairman of the Kuomintang, in her speech at the "Autumn Struggle March" said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US trade tariff war on the island's industries and economy has been significant. Real wages have been declining for more than three consecutive years, and inflation has been rising faster than wage growth, leaving the majority of salaried workers in a difficult situation with no vision for the future.
Chen Li-wen criticized that the laborers in Taiwan have been facing a long winter, and they have not received care from the ruling authorities. Now, the authorities are making increasingly astronomical empty promises, making them even more worried about whether these promises can bring security and peace across the Taiwan Strait. The ones who will share the fate of Taiwan today are the workers. Can the ruling authorities just run away? Can they easily bet the lives and property of workers and the next generation?
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