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NSB chief agrees
Chinese official¡¦s action inappropriate
¡¥UNITED FRONT¡¦: A DPP lawmaker had criticized a
TAO official¡¦s preaching about unification as ¡¥bad behavior¡¦ showing disrespect
for Taiwan
By Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporter
National Security Bureau Director
Tsai Der-sheng speaks during a meeting of the legislature¡¦s Foreign Affairs and
National Defense Committee in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times
The push for cross-strait unification by
China¡¦s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Deputy Director Sun Yafu (®]¨È¤Ò) during his
recent visit to Taiwan was ¡§inappropriate,¡¨ National Security Bureau Director
Tsai Der-sheng (½²±o³Ó) said yesterday.
Sun attended a forum on cross-strait issues on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11, but was
allowed to stay until today to visit various locations across the country.
At a meeting of the legislature¡¦s Foreign Affairs and National Defense
Committee, Tsai Der-sheng said he agreed with Democratic Progressive Party
Legislator Tsai Huang-liang¡¦s (½²·×·ã) critique of Sun¡¦s activities in Taiwan,
adding that they were not in line with the stated purpose of his visit ¡X to
participate in the academic conference.
Sun ¡§showed no respect for Taiwan¡¦s laws and the public¡¦s will¡¨ because his
visit turned out to be a trip in which he employed ¡§united front tactics¡¨ when
speaking at conferences and on campuses, the lawmaker said.
¡§It was ill-mannered to display such bad behavior,¡¨ Tsai Huang-liang said.
Tsai Huang-liang accused the bureau of ¡§cowardice¡¨ because it took no action to
stop Sun, adding that it had ¡§indulged¡¨ Sun in preaching to Taiwanese about
unification with China, despite mainstream opinion favoring the maintenance of
the cross-strait ¡§status quo.¡¨
Tsai Der-sheng said the bureau was not in a position to determine whether Sun
had complied with his stated purpose for visiting Taiwan because that was the
mandate of the National Immigration Agency.
However, considering the current state of cross-strait relations, Sun¡¦ behavior
was ¡§inappropriate,¡¨ he said.
During a break in the meeting, Tsai Der-sheng called for mutual respect.
¡§When a guest says something that is not to their host¡¦s liking, is that right?
It¡¦s not,¡¨ he said.
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