Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) became the acting chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday after a party committee meeting, following President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) resignation as DPP chairperson on Nov. 26 to shoulder responsibility for the party's election rout.
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Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) Candidates in the upcoming local government elections continued to campaign Wednesday, visiting temples and markets, meeting and shaking hands with voters, in an effort to encourage their supporters to go to the polls, before all campaigns are required by law to conclude at midnight Friday.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members yesterday condemned China’s live-fire exercises near Taiwan, saying it undermines regional peace and would only push Taiwanese sentiment further from China.
Officials from democratic nations regularly visit each other’s countries, DPP spokeswoman Hsieh Pei-fen (謝佩芬) said in a statement, referring to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week.
The international community has condemned China’s military intimidation, she added.
“They have chosen among the world’s busiest civilian airspaces and sea lanes for their live-fire exercises. This unilateral action disregards its international obligations,” Hsieh said.
She said that Pelosi’s trip had the support of 26 US
Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang, center rear, poses for a photograph with performers from the Paper Windmill Theatre, the Chio-Tian Folk Drums and Arts Troupe and the Taiwan Acrobatic Troupe at a news conference in Keelung yesterday. Lin invited families to attend a series of performances by the troupes on Friday next week.