President Lai Accuses Cheng Li-wun of Abandoning Taiwan's Sovereignty; KMT Decries 'Political Slander'
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On May 20, President Lai Ching-te stated that KMT figure Cheng Li-wun's 'two-legged national security' theory constitutes an abandonment of Taiwan's sovereignty. The KMT quickly responded, accusing President Lai of malicious distortion and political slander, and of shifting the blame for increased cross-strait risks onto the opposition party. The exchange highlights the deep-seated divisions between the ruling and opposition parties on national security, the '1992 Consensus,' and definitions of sovereignty.