KMT a firm friend of Washington: Chu
By Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday said he told US academics that the KMT is a firm friend of their country and that Taiwan should shore up its defenses against China.
Chu made the remarks in response to media queries after taking part in a videoconference on Taiwan-US-China relations, climate change and US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy. Chu helped organize the forum with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Chu said he told the US academics that “the KMT firmly supports the US,” and that he hoped the US-China relationship would be that of “competition, not confrontation.”
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