In the context of discussing cross-strait relations during the DW interview, Cheng criticized President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying “their words and actions could very well turn Taiwan into a second Ukraine.”
When challenged by DW’s Tsou Tzung-han (鄒宗翰), who said that when facing a dictator, only the dictator — not a democratic government — can decide whether war breaks out, Cheng replied, “Putin is not a dictator; he is a leader elected through democratic votes.”
When Tsou then asked her whether it was Putin who decided to start the war in Ukraine, Cheng replied, “Of course not.”
“The core reason the war broke out and continues today is NATO’s repeated eastward expansion,” Cheng said.
Cheng contended that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and allied countries had long ago abandoned plans to let Ukraine join NATO, “none of this would have happened.”
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Sounds like someone who would gladly hand Taiwan to the CCP.
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In the context of discussing cross-strait relations during the DW interview, Cheng criticized President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying “their words and actions could very well turn Taiwan into a second Ukraine.”
When challenged by DW’s Tsou Tzung-han (鄒宗翰), who said that when facing a dictator, only the dictator — not a democratic government — can decide whether war breaks out, Cheng replied, “Putin is not a dictator; he is a leader elected through democratic votes.”
When Tsou then asked her whether it was Putin who decided to start the war in Ukraine, Cheng replied, “Of course not.”
“The core reason the war broke out and continues today is NATO’s repeated eastward expansion,” Cheng said.
Cheng contended that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and allied countries had long ago abandoned plans to let Ukraine join NATO, “none of this would have happened.”
Sounds like someone who would gladly hand Taiwan to the CCP.