TPP’s Ko Wen-je sets up campaign base in Japan
TPP’s Ko Wen-je sets up campaign base in Japan
2023-06-08
Over in Japan, Taiwan People’s Party Chair Ko Wen-je has set up his first overseas campaign base. He’s also addressed the delicate issue of who holds sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands.
Here in an alley in Tokyo, Taiwan People’s Party Chair Ko Wen-je unveiled a plaque marking his party’s first overseas office.
Ko Wen-je
TPP chair
I am very thankful to all my passionate supporters here for establishing this preparatory office for my friendship group, and for expanding my overseas support network.
Pi Hsiang
FTV reporter
On his last day in Japan, Ko Wen-je attended the founding ceremony of a preparatory office for his friendship group. It’s a significant event for the party, as it is the TPP’s first overseas headquarters.
Hsieh Ming-chu
Head of Ko Wen-je friendship group
There will be Ko Wen-je friendship groups everywhere in the future, and support groups will bloom everywhere. This is just the start.
One day before the ceremony, Ko was interviewed by NHK. He was asked the delicate question of which country has sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands. Ko replied that Taiwanese fishers did not want to claim the islands for Taiwan. They only want to fish near them, he said.
Issuing a statement in response, Hou Yu-ih’s campaign office said that heads of state should do all they can to protect their territory and defend their nation’s sovereignty, without making concessions. The KMT campaign office said that, amid the unresolved territorial dispute, the fisheries agreement that the Ma administration had signed with Japan should be implemented more proactively, to prevent disruption to the activities of Taiwanese fishermen.
Ko Wen-je
TPP chair
First we should resolve the problems of our fishermen. As for the controversial dispute, that can be dealt with gradually. It’s as simple as that. You’ve all been solving the problems of Su’ao fishermen for so many years now. And suddenly it all becomes a whole thing about national sovereignty. So what have you been doing all this time?
Ko pushed back at Hou’s criticism. With his party’s expanding overseas, the presidential election is heating up.
訪日最後一天 柯文哲成立"選哲之友會"
2023-06-08
民眾黨主席柯文哲，訪日最後一天，出席日本選哲之友會籌備處的成立大會，這也是民眾黨在海外的第一個後援會。前一天他接受日媒"NHK"專訪，談起台、日敏感的釣魚台主權問題。
民眾黨主席柯文哲，來到東京的巷子內，親自見證，民眾黨的海外據點。
[[民眾黨主席 柯文哲]]
“所以非常感謝，熱心的支持者在這裡，成立「台灣選哲」之友會的籌備處，還在全世界各地，開展我的後援會。”
[[民視記者 畢翔]]
“柯文哲日本行的最後一天，是出席日本，「台灣選哲」之友會的籌備處，成立大會，而這也是民眾黨在海外的第一個據點，意義非凡。”
[[日本台灣選哲之友會執行長 謝明珠]]
“未來到處都會有我們選哲之友會，後援會到處都會開花，這裡是一個開始。”
在海外拓展據點前一天，接受日媒NHK專訪，談起台、日敏感的釣魚台主權問題，他說台灣漁民不是要爭這塊地，而是希望能在那裡捕魚。
對此，侯友宜競選工作室發聲明，國家元首應該拚全力捍衛國家領土，堅持國家主權，沒有任何退讓的空間，在主權問題未解之前，馬政府與日方簽署的"台日漁業協議"應該積極落實，才能保障我們漁民的作業不受外力干擾。
[[民眾黨主席 柯文哲]]
“先解決我們目前漁民捕魚問題，至於那個有爭議的問題，你們再慢慢處理，故事就這麼簡單。你們那麼多年有去解決蘇澳漁民問題，這時候突然變成，國家主權講一大堆，那你平常在幹什麼？”
柯文哲重申立場，反擊侯友宜，訪日行掀起選戰火花。
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