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DEMOCRACY & PROGRESS
DPP delegation visits Manila, attends an!niversary celebrations with Asian sisterparties
DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang led a delegation to
Manila to attend the 20th anniversary celebra-
tions of the Council of Asian Liberals and
Democrats (CALD) in Manila from November
8 to 11.
DPP sister parties in Asia, including Thailand,
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Mongolia,
among others, took part in the weekend confer-
ences discussing political reform in Asia. Also
on this occasion, there was a combined meeting
between the democratic political party of the
EU Parliament, the Alliance of Liberals and
Democrats of Europe (ALDE).
Below are the remarks made by Chair Su at the
plenary session on November 9:
Honorable Rainsy, Honorable Sir Watson,
Honorable Van Baalen, Your Excellencies, fel-
low members of CALD, distinguished guests,
ladies and gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to join this great gatheringwith our friends from CALD and ALDE to
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celebrate the twentieth anniversary of CALD. I
am proud to say that the discussions to form
CALD actually started in Taiwan in 1993 when I
was serving as the Secretary-General of the
Democratic Progressive Party. As you can easilytell, the DPP and CALD already formed a strong
bond when Taiwans democratization started to
gain momentum. I am very glad that the relations
between the DPP and CALD are still going
strong.
CALD and Taiwan Democracy
This year also marks the 27thanniversary of the
DPP. In 1986 when Taiwan was still under mar-tial law, I and 17 other members founded the very
first democratic party in our country to push for
democratization as the only path to end political
persecution.
We fought hard against the KMT one-party rule
and successfully pushed for general elections for
the parliament and the president, and ultimately
the DPP became the ruling party in 2000. We
joined the Philippines and Korea in leading the
third wave democratization in East Asia.
We have worked closely with our friends in
CALD to promote democracy, human rights and
freedom throughout the region. Now I am very
pleased to see that CALD has become the most
important party alliance in Asia. As we look back,
we did not foresee how far we could go when we
started this network. But we have come a long
way, and we should all be proud of ourselves.
Addressing the Impact of GlobalizationIn the past two decades, some of us were given
the opportunities to govern. But just as some new
European democracies have experienced, some
Asian democracies are now fighting democratic
setbacks. For just one example, the people of
Taiwan allowed former regime return to power a
few years ago. We now see some old practices
come back alive.
However, our determination to consolidate de-mocracy in the region should not be compro-
mised by the setbacks. What we need now is to
pin down the causes and work hard to overcome
the challenges. In this regard, we face fundamen-
tal issues such as building strong democratic in-
stitutions and new factors such as globalization.
Even though the latter was not directly related to
democracy, it has certainly impacted our
democratic processes.
Globalization, beginning from the late
1990s, has brought both opportunities and
challenges to all of us. Our societies have
been reshaped and the societal gaps have
been widened. The challenges have come
very fast and people seem to have lost
their patience for long-term structural re-
form. Many people simply want to relive
in the good old days and support the
past regimes in exchange for a more se-cured economic environment. In some
countries, such as my own, the democratic
formalities still exist, the substance is otherwise.
The issues associated with globalization require
more regional and international cooperation, as
none of us can cope with the challenges alone.
We must stay in solidarity. Together we will con-
solidate democracy domestically, regionally and
globally. We should bear heavier responsibilitiesto share the experiences of good governance in
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moving forward our common objectives.
The young democracies should not go against
each other. Rather, we need to work together to
meet the challenges of the anti-democratic forces.We also need to support each other to suppress
the temptation of some people to welcome back
the past. We know quite well what the old re-
gimes in new faces are capable of: painting an
unreal economic picture, then depriving the peo-
ple some fundamental rights, and in the end the
fruits of growth are only in the hands of the pow-
erful few.
Successful Stories to be NoticedNevertheless, we should never be discouraged
by the setbacks or the challenges, as successful
stories are still evolving. I am particularly happy
to see the launch of political transition in Burma.
This is the result of the effort made by the people
with strong international support. I also notice
that the Philippine liberal leadership has demon-
strated their determination for good governance
by launching political reform.
Your sister party in Taiwan, the DPP, has now
received more popular support than the governing
KMT in nation-wide public opinion polls. The
localities in which the DPP governs have also
been recognized to have out-performed their
peers. We are confident that we will gain more
ground in the elections next year. The DPP is
ready to shoulder more responsibilities
New Challenges Ahead
There are still new challenges ahead of us, in-
cluding over-development, pollution, ecological
damages, and ever more natural disasters caused
by the climate change. We should come to the
awareness that growth rate is not the only figure
that matters; sustainability should be our prime
consideration. In this regard, the experience of
some of our European partners can illuminate our
path to development. We also need to adopt a
policy to help revitalize the private sector and to
create an environment friendly to small and me-
dium enterprises. In my view, we should always
remind ourselves the objectives of CALD and ask
ourselves the key question: have we done enough
to win the support of the people?
Strengthening a Democratic Alliance
In my trip to Tokyo earlier this year, I proposed
to form a democratic alliance among Asian de-
mocracies to safeguard our value and our com-
mon interest. The DPP advocates peaceful resolu-
tion through diplomatic consultation to end dis-
putes in East and South China Seas. Taiwan can
and should serve as a regional leader in promot-
ing peace in the contested areas. And fellow de-
mocracies in the region should work together,based on our belief in the universal value, to
overcome the challenges brought by the regional
strategic dynamics.
Here I would also like to repeat what I delivered
in my trip to Washington, D.C. in June: responsi-
bility, reconciliation and rebalance. The DPP is
committed to its responsibilities for the future of
Taiwan, is willing to reconcile through dialogues
as a means to normalize cross-strait relations, and
desires to be a responsible partner of fellow de-
mocracies in the Asia Pacific.
Conclusion
My dear CALD colleagues, we have built a
solid foundation of a democratic alliance among
the Asian liberal and democratic parties. We need
to stand firmly together, in power or in opposi-
tion, to repel the threats to democracy, and to
promote our core value, freedom and democracy,
in the region and throughout the rest of the world.
The DPP enjoys the benefits of the international
network provided by CALD and LI. They are
crucial to Taiwan, for our international space has
been limited. I would like to take this opportunity
to extend to you our appreciation for your support
all these years, in all issues. I look forward to the
next twenty years of CALD.
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Upon hearing the disaster caused by Typhoon
Haiyan in the Philippines, DPP Chair Su Tseng-
chang made a donation on behalf of the DPP of
USD $10,000 to the Philippines government on
November 10.
While visiting Manila for the 20th Anniversary of
the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
(CALD), an alliance of liberal democratic politi-
cal parties in Asia, Chair Su expressed his con-
cerns for the victims of the devastating typhoon
that had just landed in the Philippines.
DPP legislators and party staff unanimously
agreed to support the DPPs initiative to express
the DPP's concern through action.
Representing the wishes of Chair Su, director
of the DPPs Department of International Affairs,
Mr. Liu Shih-chung met with officials from the
government and the leaders of the ruling party,
the Liberal Party of the Philippines in Manila.
The donation will be made through the assistance
of CALD.
Also to assist in the donation drive, DPP Legisla-
tor Bikhim Hsiao, who was present in Manila to
attend CALD's anniversary celebrations, gave a
personal donation of USD$1,000.
DPP donates to relief e"orts in Philippines
President of Liberal International (LI) Hans van
Baalen MEP and Chair of the Democratic Pro-
gressive Party (DPP) Su Tseng-chang met in
Manila, Philippines in the framework of the 20th
anniversary of the Council of Asian Liberals and
Democrats (CALD). Present at the meeting were
LI secretary General, 10 legislators from DPP
and Department of International Affairs Director,Mr. Liu Shih-chung.
The two leaders discussed the latest political de-
velopments in Taiwan, the prospects for Free
Trade Agreement EU/Taiwan and democratic
tendencies in Asia at large. Chair Su updated
President Van Baalen on the new moments with
regards to the wiretapping political scandal in
Taiwan, which continues to shake the political
scene in the nation.
Both leaders agreed that the text of the Liberal
International Resolution on Taiwan, adopted at
the 191st LI Executive Committee in October
2013, rightly addresses the wiretapping scandal
and its consequences. The two leaders renewed
their call on all democratic political forces in
Taiwan, be it in government or in opposition, to
fully adhere to the wording and the spirit of theadopted LI resolution.
Liberal International, DPP releases jointstatement condemning Taiwan wiretappingscandal
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DPP condemns Chinas ADIZ announce!ment
In November, the PRC government announced thatit unilaterally created the East China Sea Air De-
fense Identification Zone (ADIZ), which includes
part of Taiwan's northeast air defense identification
zone and is in close proximity to our nations Penjia
Islet, and therefore poses an enormous challenge to
our sovereignty and national defense. DPP Chair Su
Tseng-chang responded immediately by asserting
the partys firm position on national sovereignty
and security. Chair Su condemned Chinas conduct
as an expression of regional hegemony and de-
manded that the Ma administration not tolerate
China's trespassing and impairing regional stability
via such irrational means.
Nevertheless, 48 hours have passed and apart from
the National Security Council voicing its concern
through a statement and the Defense Ministry con-
veying its regrets, Present Ma has not taken any
concrete actions. Hence, at the specific instruction
of DPP Chair Su, DPP Policy Research Committee
Executive Director Joseph Wu, International Affairs
Department Director Liu Shih-chung, China Affairs
Department Director Honigmann Hong Tsai-lung
and Convener of the Defense Policy Advisory
Committee York Chen made the following state-
ment:
I. The Chinese governments unilateral declara-
tion of the ADIZ, which overlaps with Tai-
wans and Japans existing air defense
zones, not only runs counter to international
norms, but also represents an attempt to uni-
laterally change the status quo. This has re-
sulted in a rapid escalation of tension in the
Asia-Pacific region and seriously jeopard-
izes regional stability and peace. The DPP
solemnly remonstrates against such irre-
sponsible provocations and demands the
Chinese government retract its ADIZ an-
nouncement immediately.
II. Since 2009, the Chinese government has con-tinuously claimed its core national inter-
ests over disputed territories and, after the
autumn of 2012, it deployed aircraft and
vessels into the disputed area in the East
China Sea in the face of opposition from
other nations. This has led to an escalation
of regional tension and hostility. Chinas
expansionist behavior has constituted a
challenge to regional stability. The DPP has
responded to Chinese conduct several times
to call for close attention from all parties
and joint opposition to Chinas expansionist
approaches. The DPP is deeply concerned
that the worlds failure to take substantial
actions will only embolden China to launch
military aggression against its neighbors.
III. The DPP supports US Secretary of State John
Kerrys criticism of Chinas unilateral at-
tempt to alter the status quo and Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagels reiteration that the
US remains steadfast in our commitments
to our allies and partners. The DPP is will-
ing to work with our international partners
to safeguard regional peace and stability in
the Asia-Pacific.
IV. After China unilaterally declared its estab-
lishment of this air defense identification
zone, the Ma administrations response to
the issue was rather feeblea mere expres-
sion of concern and regret by different
agencies, with no statement of opposition or
denunciation. This represents a serious dere-
liction of duty. The DPP is extremely disap-
pointed in the governments handling of the
matter.
V. History has shown that weakness only breeds
more aggressive expansion and costs na-
tions more dearly afterward.
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Therefore, the DPP issues three demands of the
Mas administration:
(1) That the government lodges a solemn protest
against Chinas unilateral establishment of an
ADIZ which challenges the status quo in theAsia-Pacific region.
(2) That the government maintains close contact
with concerned friendly nations to coordinate
necessary cooperation and pay attention to
developments.
(3) That, in order to defend our nations sover-
eignty and national security with substantial
action, militarys patrols by Taiwans fighter
jets and naval vessels in the nations own
ADIZ in waters off northeastern Taiwanshould not be interrupted by Chinas ADIZ
announcement.
In the fourth plenary meeting of the DPP China Af-
fairs Committee held today, November 14, Assis-
tant Professor York Chen, convener of the Defense
Policy Advisory Committee, presented a report on
National Security Implications of Cross Strait In-
teraction: Consensus and Controversy.
Subsequently, Joseph Wu, Executive Director of the
DPPs Policy Research Committee, briefed the
committee with an update on the drafting process of
the China policy review report. Committee mem-
bers engaged in vigorous debate on these two top-
ics, exchanging views on a range of issues from the
consensus on constitutionalism to the
strategy for cross strait inter-city ex-
change.
According to committee spokesman, Mr.
Cheng Wen-tsang, DPP Chair Su Tseng-
chang made the following remarks at the
meeting:
Cross strait relations have seen many
changes in this past period: several
agreements have been signed, and the
economic relationship has grows closer
by the day. As the biggest oppositionparty in Taiwan, the DPP must arrive at a
new appreciation of regional dynamics and cross
strait relations, and fulfill our responsibility toward
Taiwans future by articulating our position. The
purpose of forming the China Affairs Committee
was to undertake a deep and comprehensive discus-
sion of China policy, and to address the issue head
on. This meeting had no set conclusion at its begin-
ning, and we hope that before the next meeting on
Jan. 9, 2014, all committee members can communi-
cate as much as possible or assign their aides to
participate in related discussions, in a bid to seek a
more fruitful and positive result for the DPPs
China policy.
DPP China A"
airs Committee fourth ple!
nary meeting statement
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Director Honigmann Hong of the DPPs China Af-
fairs Department said that the preliminary draft of
the final report was a summary based on the past
three plenary meetings and seven expanded meet-
ings on China policy that have been held so far. The
contents of the current draft includes a preface, fol-
lowed by separate chapters on basic positions and
core values; domestic politics on both sides; Tai-
wans economic strategy, civil society; foreign pol-
icy; and national security. Overall, the seven ex-
panded meetings that have taken place to date rep-
resent the most comprehensive effort to examine
the question of cross strait relations in Taiwans his-
tory, encompassing 520 attendees, 48 expert brief-
ings, 13 written opinions, and 188 speakers.
Spokesman Cheng went on to recount the observa-
tion from Professor York Chens report, that as the
cross strait military situation becomes increasingly
imbalanced, Taiwans national security already
faces a serious challenge. Taiwan must strengthen
its defense while building a consensus on national
security, as the two sides continue to interact.
On the basis of existing consensus on the relevantquestions, the fundamental cross strait defense bal-
ance, the content of discussions from the seventh
expanded meeting of the China Affairs Committee,
and related policy statements previously issued by
the DPP, Dr. Chen recommended four basic policy
propositions as follows:
1. Taiwan must establish a peaceful relation-
ship with China conducive to mutual pros-
perity and co-existence. Both sides of the
Taiwan Strait bear the international respon-sibility for maintaining the peaceful status
quo. Chinas peaceful rise is contingent
upon its sincere pursuit of safeguarding
peaceful coexistence over the Taiwan Strait.
2. Taiwans national security strategy is inex-
tricably linked with the values of democ-
racy, freedom, and human rights. Taiwan
should view the China issue through a
global and a regional perspective, meaning
that there must be a balance between cross
strait relations and national defense.
3. In foreign policy, the democratic alliance
anchored by the United States and Japan is
clearly in the process of expansion anddeepening, thus increasing Taiwans
geostrategic relevance. On Oct. 3, 2013,
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Kin Moy stated that Taiwan can play the
role of a regional leader in transnational is-
sues. Taiwan serves as a model for emerging
democracies, and should therefore bear cor-
responding responsibility by proactively
participating in related international activi-
ties. China should not suppress Taiwansefforts to contribute to the international
community. Taiwans foreign relations
should follow the principle of values di-
plomacy, combining the universal values
of democracy, freedom, and human rights
with best practices from Taiwans experi-
ence. Working through diverse and flexible
channels of soft power, such as international
organizations and inter-city exchanges, to
strengthen ties and expand relations, Tai-wans sustained existence can be turned into
a positive asset to the Chinese people and
the international system.
4. In the quest for a peaceful and secure envi-
ronment, Taiwan will pursue any path that
can help to maintain regional stabilityin-
cluding security cooperation within a demo-
cratic alliance or confidence building meas-
uresin order to reduce any miscalculation
that could lead to military aggression. Tai-
wan must take serious stock of its own self-
defense resolve and capability. Taiwan has
no intention of engaging in an arms race
with China, but deterrence of Chinese mili-
tary aggression is a precondition for cross
strait stability, peaceful coexistence, and
prosperity. Taiwans defense budget must be
raised significantly in order to rebuild the
confidence of our people, our armed forces,and our international friends.
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The DPP held its eighth Huashan China Forum on
November 28 with the topic Chinas Economic
Transformation with Taiwans Development Strat-
egy. Presiding the meeting was Convener of the
DPPs Subcommittee on Financial and Economic
Strategy, Mr. Wu Rong-I, who concurrently serves
as chair of the Taiwan Braintrust.
The discussion at the forum this time involved the
prospects of Chinas economic transformation in
the next ten years and its reform on state-owned
enterprises. Speakers and attendees gave their sug-
gestions on how to formulate a China policy for the
government to support Taiwanese companies to
possess a cross strait competitive edge.
Director of the DPPs China Affairs Department,
Mr. Honnigman Hong said that in the 21stCentury,
Taiwan not only has to face the issues that come
with globalization, but also Chinas economic rise.
Gradually, Taiwanese industries have lost their bal-
ance and have tended to incline towards China.
China is currently transforming its economy to fo-
cus more on internal consumption by its rapid ur-
banization, for which Mr. Hong said this transitionis bound to affect the future of cross strait eco-
nomic and trade patterns. Mr. Hong said the great-
est challenge for Taiwan in the future is to ensure
that its democratic and free system remains un-
changed while
seeking for
economic de-
velopment.
Discussants forthe forum this
time were: Mr.
Hsieh Jing-he,
CEO of the
Investor Media
Group; Profes-
sor of Eco-
nomics Ken-
neth S. Lin
from NationalTaiwan Uni-
versity; Direc-
tor Liu Monchi
from the
Chung-Hua
Institution for
Economic Research; and Associate Professor Chen
Min-chi from the Institute of Sociology of National
Tsing-Hua University.
DPP holds eighth Huashan China Forum todiscuss Chinas economic transformation
with Taiwans development strategy
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In regards to The Gambias announcement to end
diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the DPP held a
press conference to express its views on this issue
with Director of the Department of International
Affairs Liu Shih-chung saying that this represented
the end of President Mas record of sustaining Tai-
wans diplomatic allies.
Mr. Liu said that The Gambias end to diplomatic
relations with Taiwan represents a new crisis, andas such, the DPP makes three demands to the gov-
ernment, highlighted below:
(1) Taiwans Ministry of Foreign Affairs must pro-
vide clear explanations to the reasons why The
Gambia decided to end diplomatic relations
with Taiwan;
(2) National security and foreign relations agencies
must conduct crisis management to prevent an-other wave of diplomatic break-ups;
(3) President Mas Administration should focus on
deepening the alliance with democratic coun-
tries and place more value on foreign relations
between Taiwan and other nations, between
cities, and between those in which Taiwan can
show its outstanding qualities in cross-border
and regional issues, and it must stop ranking
cross strait relations and cross strait policy
above foreign policy.
The breaking of relations between our country
and The Gambia is unlike the past, Mr. Liu said.
Former diplomatic countries would break off rela-
tions with Taiwan to announce their new relation-
ship with China, yet this time there was no an-
nouncement. This shows that President Mas policy
in the past years of active diplomacy, diplomatic
truce and even zero break-offs are all coming to
an end.
Mr. Liu explained that the diplomatic truce of
President Mas Administration in the past five
years have caused serious problems. The first one
being that this administration prioritizes cross strait
policy over foreign policy, leaving the frontline
staff in foreign relations with restraints. Second,
with the lack of goals for foreign relations, there is
a lack of morale among our staff and left with
complacency, they were unprepared to face with
issues like the breaking off of relations by TheGambia this time. Third, as a result of the diplo-
matic truce, our diplomatic allies in Latin America
and Africa, such as Honduras, Panama, Paraguay,
Sao Tome and Principe, have held discussions with
China to open trade and economic offices. Presi-
dent Ma has been unable to prevent these kind of
incidents, and this shows that our foreign relations
continues to deteriorate.
Mr. Liu commented that the future foreign relationsbattle between the cross straits will not only en-
compass a game of numbers, but rather, it will be a
game of trade between real benefits, eventually
leading Taiwans diplomatic allies to break off one
by one.
DPP: The Gambian diplomatic break!uprepresents end of Mas diplomatic truce
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The DPP announced on November 20 the candi-
dates who won the primaries for the 2014 elections
in the counties and cities of Greater Kaohsiung,
Greater Tainan, Chiayi, Ilan, Yunlin, Pintung and
Nantou. The winning candidates are the following:
! Ms. Chen Chu for Greater Kaohsiung (incum-
bent);
! Mr. Lai Ching-teh for Greater Tainan (incum-
bent),
! Ms. Chang Hua-kuan for Chiayi County (in-
cumbent);
! Mr. Lin Tsung-hsien for Ilan County (incum-
bent);
! Mr. Pang Meng-an for Pintung County;
! Mr. Lee Chin-yong for Yunlin County; and
! Mr. Lee Wen-chung for Nantou County.
The primaries were conducted majorly through the
polling method, in which residents of the relevant
counties and cities were polled on the popularity of
each candidate.
Chair Su Tseng-chang, along
with the candidates held a press
conference under the slogan
New Green Deal Begins in
2014, which is aimed at pro-
moting the DPPs quality gov-ernance in these counties and
cities.
The 2014 elections are about to
begin on a greater scale nation-
wide, and the DPP today wishes
to present our candidates, Chair
Su said. Our hopes of course
are that everyone here today
wins the elections, but our goalis to win at least three in the six
cities and more than half in the counties.
We have confidence in our past experience and
achievements, which are the best guarantees to the
people. The public has expressed a satisfaction rate
of over 80% for mayors Chen Chu and Lai Ching-
teh. Additionally, Governor Chang Hua-kuan, who
with so many few resources from the central gov-
ernment, has used her innovation and creativity to
make great strides and gain greater support fromthe people of that county. Governor Lin in Ilan,
who defeated the KMT incumbent at that time, has
made great changes in Ilan so evident that all of
Taiwan is aware of them.
Chair Su also promised that he would exert his re-
sponsibilities as chair of the DPP and give his all in
the campaign, visiting every county and city
throughout next year.
Later on November 29, the DPP also announced
the winner of the primary for Changhua County,
Mr. Wei Ming-kun.
DPP announces November winners of 2014elections primaries
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U.S. Congressman John Carter visits DPPHeadquarters
U.S. Congressman John Carter
(R-TX), who serves as co-chair
of the Taiwan Congressional
Caucus, visited the DPP Head-
quarters on November 5,
greeted by DPP U.S. Represen-
tative Joseph Wu.
Mr. Wu expressed his appre-ciation to the U.S. Congress-
man for the long-term support
to Taiwan through these years.
In regards to Taiwans pur-
chase of defensive weapons, he
repeated Taiwans wishes to
purchase from the U.S. ad-
vanced weaponry in order to
strengthen our defensive capa-
bilities such as the F-16 C/D.
Also during the meeting, both sides discussed the
recent assistance by the U.S. Congress regarding
Taiwans entry into ICAO (International Civil Avia-
tion Organization). Mr. Wu said that Taiwan con-
tinues to face extreme difficulties in its interna-
tional space, and he is very thankful for Congress-
man Carters support of Taiwan joining ICAO.
With opportunities like this to participate interna-
tionally, Mr. Wu said Taiwan may advance its in-ternational status and be able to contribute even
more to the international community.
Mr. Wu further added that one of the differences
between the DPP and the KMT is that the DPP
strongly values Taiwans national security and its
ability to defend itself. He said that when DPP
Chair Su Tseng-chang served as premier during the
DPP administration, the defense budget was 3% of
the national GDP. He reported that the DPP contin-ues to pressure President Mas Administration to
increase the defense budget.
Congressman Carter was accompanied by his of-
fices chief of staff, Mr. Steve Gilleland. Also pre-
sent were Mr. Liu Shih-chung from the DPPs De-
partment of International Affairs and Mr. Wu
Hsiang-jung from the DPPs Survey Department.
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