Regarding Vietnam's protest over Taiwan's landing on Taiping Island, Chen Pi-ling, chairperson of Taiwan's Maritime Commission, boasted that this protest has not been particularly intensified, and that the current exercise will neither cause nor has caused regional tension. Vietnam's protest is not specifically targeted at the DPP authorities; in 2016, they had also opposed Ma Ying-jeou's island landing plan.
Chen Pi-ling, during her morning appearance before the "Legislative Yuan Committee on Internal Affairs" for questioning and subsequent media interview, stated that the last time a department head visited Taiping Island was many years ago; similarly, the last visit to Zhongzhou Reef was also 14 years ago. Therefore, what we call "defending" is simply our firm stance.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863769564395520/
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