President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Vice President William Lai (賴清德) and Premier Su Tseng- chang (蘇貞昌) would each donate one month’s salary to humanitarian relief efforts for Ukraine as the country battles a Russian invasion, Tsai said yesterday.
The pledge follows Taiwan’s donation of 27 tonnes of medical supplies to Ukraine this week.
Tsai told a meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that the determination of Ukrainians to defend their homeland has moved the world and Taiwanese.
Tsai, who doubles as DPP chairperson, called on party officials to also donate money to relief efforts and urged all Taiwanese to do the same