Taiwan’s Era-TV (時代電視) interviewed Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the president of R.O.C on September 1, in which Lai Ching-te talked about sovereignty, cross-strait relations, national defense, and the recent investigation of politicians of various parties for corruption.
On China policy, Lai Ching-te said that when he went to Kinmen a few days ago to attend the 66th anniversary of the 823 artillery battle, he said that only with sovereignty can there be a country, and only with Taiwan can there be a Republic of China.
Lai stressed: “We absolutely cannot accept the ‘1992 consensus’ (九二共識) on the one-China principle, because once you accept the ‘1992 consensus’ and the one-China principle, you will be tantamount to ceding Taiwan’s sovereignty.If the sovereignty of the Republic of China or Taiwan is not there, everything is in vain. ”
Lai also said: “With the results of the 823 artillery battle in 1958, we have the current Taiwan.” But if we are to resist China’s aggression, we must unite again, and the army and the people must unite again, regardless of ethnic groups. ”
Lai reiterated the statement of the May 20 inaugural speech about continuing Tsai Ing-wen’s line. “The Republic of China is inherently not affiliated with the People’s Republic of China. Our Republic of China has taken root in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, democracy and freedom have also grown and flourished in Taiwan, and more importantly, democratic Taiwan has spread all over the world. ”
On Taiwan-US relations, Lai Ching-te said that he had the help of Vice President and former Ambassador to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), and that the bridge between Taiwan and the United States persisted. He believes that the US side is very clear about the current policies promoted by the Taiwan Government and the direction of Taiwan’s national development. Lai mentioned that he has no plans to travel at this time.
In the area of national defense, Lai pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen Taiwan’s national defense strength, including military procurement and national defense independence. And to enhance Taiwan’s economic resilience. “Around 2010, 83.8 percent of Taiwan’s foreign investment was in China, but by the end of last year it was 11.4 percent.”
In the 100 days since Lai Ching-te took office, there have been many major judicial investigation cases involving Taiwan political figures. In this regard, Lai said that he should not express his attitude towards any judicial case on a case-by-case basis. However, his principle is: “Regardless of party affiliation or who it is, as long as it violates the law, I will encourage the procuratorial and investigation units to investigate and deal with them according to the law, and not to indulge in vain, so that we can be worthy of the people.” ”
According to a poll conducted by Taiwan’s television station TVBS, 40 percent of the people expressed satisfaction with Lai Ching-te’s performance in the 100 days of his administration, 32 percent said they were dissatisfied, and another 28 percent did not express their position. Compared with Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and former Kuomintang President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), 39% and 41% respectively were satisfied with the 100 days of his inauguration. Another poll, the Formosa Island Electronic News poll, pointed out that 58.9% of the respondents trusted Lai Ching-te, and 54% of the respondents expressed satisfaction with Lai’s governance, and 33% expressed dissatisfaction.
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臺灣年代電視臺於9月1日播出了對賴清德的專訪，賴清德在訪談中探討了主權、兩岸關係、國防以及近期多位政治人物因貪污問題被調查的相關議題。
在談及對中國的政策時，賴清德提到他最近在金門參加八二三炮戰六十六週年紀念活動時表示，擁有主權才能擁有國家，只有臺灣才有中華民國的存在。
他強調：“我們絕對不能接受一個中國原則的九二共識，因為一旦接受九二共識和一個中國原則，就等於放棄臺灣的主權。如果中華民國或臺灣的主權不存在，那麼一切都是空談。”
賴清德還指出：“正是因為有八二三炮戰的成果，我們才有今天的臺灣。如果我們要抵抗中國的侵略，就必須再次團結，軍民要攜手合作，不分族群。”
他重申了在五二零就職演說中提到的延續蔡英文政策的立場。“中華民國與中華人民共和國本來就互不隸屬。我們的中華民國已經在臺灣、澎湖、金門和馬祖扎根，民主自由在臺灣蓬勃發展，更重要的是，民主臺灣已經在全球範圍內生根發芽，這是我們共同的成就。”
在臺美關係方面，賴清德表示，他得到了副總統及前駐美大使蕭美琴的支持，使得臺美之間的聯繫持續穩固。他認為，美方對於臺灣政府目前推動的政策及國家發展方向有著清晰的理解。此外，賴清德提到他目前並無出訪計劃。
在國防方面，賴清德強調需要加強臺灣的國防實力，包括進行軍事採購和推動國防自主。他還指出，必須提升臺灣的經濟韌性。他提到，約在2010年，臺灣對外投資中有83.8%流向中國，但截至去年底，這一比例已降至11.4%。
賴清德上任這一百天，發起多宗涉及政壇人物的重大司法調查案件。
對此，賴清德表示，他不應該對任何司法案件表達個人立場。他的原則是：“不論黨派，不論個人，只要違法，我都支持檢調單位依法查處，絕不姑息，這樣才能對得起人民。”
根據台灣電視台TVBS的民調，對賴清德執政百日的表現，40%的民眾表示滿意，32%表示不滿意，另有28%未表態。與同黨的蔡英文及國民黨前總統馬英九在就職百日的滿意度相近，分別為39%和41%。此外，美麗島電子報的另一份民調顯示，58.9%的人信任賴清德，54%的受訪者對他的施政表示滿意，33%則表示不滿意。
