Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and dismissed rumors of fractured opinions within the party regarding the visit.
The KMT has always adopted a pro-US stance, Chu said.
The KMT’s official stance is that Pelosi’s visit is a welcome move, despite dissenting comments by individual party members, Chu said.
Chu referred to remarks by Legislator Wu Sz-huai (吳斯懷), who said “provoking the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] is unnecessary,” and Legislator Yeh Yu-lan (葉毓蘭), who said that Pelosi’s visit harms Taiwanese businesses, as China reacted by imposing import bans.
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A model holds a basket of abalone at a news conference in New Taipei City’s Banciao District yesterday. It is now high season for abalone, which grows in the city’s Gongliao District, the New Taipei City Agriculture Department said, adding that it is selling for about NT$800 to NT$1,000 per jin (600g) the same as in previous years. The department is organizing a series of activities starting on Dec. 5 to promote the northeast coast’s aquaculture industry and tourism.
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