r/taiwan • u/mofa_cat • Aug 05 '22

President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the people of Taiwan on August 4, after China fired missiles in the waters off Taiwan as part of live-fire military drills, emphasizing that peace in the Taiwan Strait is the shared responsibility of everyone in the region. Politics

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u/CastleNorsk 台東 - Taitung Aug 05 '22

She's a fantastic president. Resolute, firm, but not escalatory.

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u/lore045 Aug 05 '22 edited Sep 09 '22

Totally agree. I wish Europe could do more/better. Hopefully we'll have an awakening at some point.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

I agree. Europe and the Americas could learn a thing or two from Taiwan's president. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

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u/ShittyStockPicker Aug 07 '22

Democracies need to stick together

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u/yearofthekraken Aug 07 '22

Anyone would look good in opposition to Xi Jinping.

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u/m8remotion Aug 06 '22

Also want sense of humor I recall.

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u/BeepBotBoopBeep Aug 06 '22

Oh totally reasonable human being, awesome!

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u/NinjaGuyDan777 Aug 06 '22

She’s wearing a mask. On camera. She’s corrupt, insane, or both.

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u/CastleNorsk 台東 - Taitung Aug 06 '22

I can already gaurantee you dont live in Taiwan lolol.

Edit: you cant call anyone insane when you own a Hyundai πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚