Chhiū-ông-kong 樹王公
shuwanggong.bsky.social
Chhiū-ông-kong 樹王公
@shuwanggong.bsky.social
The KMT is vehemently denying this report as one would expect. They say that the visits came before Lai announced the budget in his letter to the WSJ and that the story is a typical political smear. Entirely possible but I still have questions about those visits.

news.pts.org.tw/article/784812
中共提明年「鄭習會」3前提? 國民黨:報導不實 | 公視新聞網 PNN
今(2025)年11月中,國民黨新任副主席張榮恭曾低調到訪中國,會見中國國台辦主任宋濤。有平面媒體報導指出,張榮恭在會中回覆北京對國民黨的3項要求,包括不能通過民進黨政府提出的軍事預算等等,雙方達成共識後,北京同意「鄭習會」可望在農曆年前後登場,不過國民黨今(8)日嚴正駁斥,報導內容不實。
news.pts.org.tw
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
According to the story, new KMT deputy chairs Chang Jung-kung (張榮恭) and Hsiao Hsu-tsen’s (蕭旭岑) were allegedly dispatched to arrange the meeting. Their CCP interlocutors supposedly set three conditions for the meeting including blocking Lai's defense bill. I guess we will see.
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As for the budget bill's not being on the agenda yet, I'll just point out that Chen Yu-jen's nakedly corrupt bill to decriminalize embezzlement legislator funding got onto the agenda and made it into committee immediately. As did Fu's PRC spouse bill.
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助理費除罪化立院爭議聲中付委 傅崐萁喊「別扭曲」:這是保護助理 | 聯合新聞網
國民黨立委陳玉珍提案修法「立法院組織法」,同時提案修法「地方民意代表費用支給及村里長事務補助費補助條例」,明定助理費由立...
udn.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"The relevant authorities must adopt proactive, effective measures to prevent China from engaging in cognitive warfare against Taiwan or endangering cybersecurity through the internet, applications, AI, and other such tools." §IV(7).
english.president.gov.tw/News/6919
President Lai holds press conference following high-level national security meeting-News releases-News & activities|Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)
Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)
english.president.gov.tw
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As @donovan-smith.bsky.social writes in the first article quoted above, '[t]he KMT is split internally between those who support a robust military defensive posture, those who vehemently oppose it as “provocative” to China and those who want to win elections and care about public opinion.'
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
KMT spokesman: “Americans like straightforward honesty, and we make sure they get the right information.” In other words, some deep blue elements in the KMT is priming their supporters to reject American pressure on the defense budget.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Their spokesman says their responses to American concern function like a 'demon-revealing mirror'. In this metaphor, the KMT is a Taoist exorcist holding up a mirror so that the Americans can see the evil represented by the DPP.
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The KMT has admitted that it has been contacted by US think thanks and AIT about the budget expressing 'concern'. Their line is that they supposedly 'reasonable' increases in defense spending but have added a new condition: pay for military must increase.
news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
承認美國「關切」國民黨:提供「照妖鏡」讓美方知道民進黨推國防預算只是政治操作 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報
賴政府擬提高國防預算,大幅增加對美軍購,外傳美方施壓國民黨支持提高國防預算,國民黨發言人牛煦庭今日上午接受廣播節目「千秋萬事」專訪時回應表示,美方只是「關切」,包括美國智庫、AIT都有跟國民黨接觸,而且國民黨從來就不迴避這個問題,所持立場就是支持合理提高國防預算,而且賴政府必須幫志願役軍人加薪。牛煦庭並指出,國民黨對美方的說明就像一面「照妖鏡」,清楚告訴美方民進黨政府推動國防預算,只是政治操作,而...
news.ltn.com.tw
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Meanwhile, a bill intended to ensure that PRC nationals can hold political office in Taiwan made it out of committee lickety-split. Bill's author? Fu Kun-chi.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
'After the meeting, KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) told reporters that the party supports protecting Taiwan, but said President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) should report to the Legislature and explain the necessity of the expenditure.' This is a cynical pretext.
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Example: 'During a meeting of the Legislature's Procedure Committee, the KMT proposed postponing consideration of the bill, a move that was supported by the TPP [and passed with their support].' In other words, bill is not even on the LY agenda for first reading. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...
KMT, TPP block special defense budget on Friday's legislative agenda - Focus Taiwan
Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a bill authorizing a special defense budget of NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) from being placed on the agenda for Friday...
focustaiwan.tw
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Her better performance in 2024 is almost certainly because Ko was at the top of the ticket. Ko got 26% in 2024 in Yilan. Ko will not be at the top of the ticket this time. She will do better if the KMT concede Yilan to her...but enough to win? Have my doubts.
Taiwan People’s Party announces Yilan magistrate pick | Taiwan News | Dec. 3, 2025 21:05
Chair Huang Kuo-chang says talks smooth with KMT | Dec. 3, 2025 21:05
www.taiwannews.com.tw
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It's pretty interesting how well this book is being received by Indian reviewers. Is it because Indian intellectuals, as former colonial subjects themselves, get this version of Taiwan's story more easily than those in former imperial metropoles? @willdalrymple.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM