President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday that Taiwan must renew efforts to protect its democracy and never become part of China. He urged members of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to oppose the "red terror" coming from Beijing.
The ruling DPP champions Taiwan's separate identity from China, and is working to combat what Lai called China's "legal warfare".
via Bloomberg"I also expect comrades within the party to stand on the front lines, unite as one, and jointly oppose the threat posed by China's 'red terror' to Taiwanese society," Lai added, speaking in Taiwanese, rather than the main language of government, Mandarin.
"We must work together to protect our democratic and free way of life, and absolutely never allow 'democratic Taiwan' to turn back and become 'China's Taiwan'," he said.
"Regardless of ethnic group, regardless of who came earlier or later, anyone who identifies with Taiwan is a master of the country. Taiwan's future must be decided jointly by the 23 million people of Taiwan," he said.
One establishment US publication has held up a prime example of Beijing's "legal warfare" against an autonomous Taiwan in the following:
On March 12, China’s legislature adopted the Law on Promo
