Source: China – South China Morning PostBeijing has accused Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of “glorifying Japanese colonial rule” in a recent speech.
The People’s Liberation Army also stepped up the number of sorties by aircraft around the island after Lai made the comments on Saturday at an event to mark the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s first direct elections.
Lai, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, told the event that the early days of Kuomintang (KMT) rule over Taiwan under Chiang Kai-shek were…Read More