Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity
Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity
2026-06-25
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim recently gave an interview to Jan Jakielek, host of The Epoch Times podcast “American Thought Leaders.” She addressed China’s claim that she is a die-hard pro-independence figure, saying she would never allow the CCP to define Taiwanese identity. She also offered her insights into cross-strait relations, Taiwan-US relations, national defense and security, economic development, whole-of-society resilience, Taiwan’s diplomatic policies and prospects. Let’s hear what she had to say.
Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice President
First of all, we will not let the Communist Party of China define who we are. Secondly, I think these are tactics to intimidate, to threaten and to prevent us from doing the work that we’re trying to do. From my perspective, first of all, like many others who have been sanctioned too, we take it in stride. The status quo is the largest common denominator among all the stakeholders in this region. I can’t say it’s the ideal, satisfactory scenario. As For China, obviously they’ve been threatening and they have not been secret about their ambitions to annex ad control Taiwan. But again, it’s a geopolitical status quo supported by the United States and others in this region that has enabled the Indo-Pacific region to grow and prosper for decades.
Responding to a US demand that all countries take more responsibility for their defense, Hsiao pointed to President Lai Ching-te’s plans for a special budget with the goal of increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2030. She stated that increasing the defense budget requires the support of the Legislative Yuan, and the government will continue to communicate with the ruling and opposition parties, along with the public to demonstrate its determination to safeguard national security through concrete actions.
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被列台獨頑固分子! 蕭美琴:絕不容許中共定義我們是誰
2026-06-25
副總統蕭美琴日前接受美國《大紀元時報》（The Epoch Times）「美國思想領袖」節目主持人Jan Jekielek專訪，就兩岸關係、台美關係、國防安全、經濟發展、全社會防衛韌性、台灣外交方針及未來願景等議題深入回應。她也回應對於被中國列為「台獨頑固分子」一事，表示絕不允許中共定義台灣人身份。
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“首先我們絕不容許由中國共產黨來定義我們是誰，其次，這些手段無非是為了恐嚇及威脅，並企圖阻撓我國正在努力推動的工作，就我個人而言，如同許多同樣受制裁的人士一樣，我們都處之泰然。維持現狀是這個區域所有利害關係者之間的最大公約數。無法說這是一個最理想、令人完全滿意的狀態。對中國而言，顯然仍會持續施加威脅，且毫不隱瞞其企圖併吞與控制台灣的野心。但同樣地，「維持現狀」獲得美國及區域內其他國家支持的地緣政治現狀，讓印太地區數十年來得以持續成長與繁榮，並維持區域的和平與穩定”
面對美國要求各國增加國防責任，蕭美琴指出，總統賴清德已規劃特別預算，目標在2030年前將國防支出提高至GDP的5%。她表示，增加國防預算需立法院支持，政府將持續與朝野及社會溝通，以實際行動展現捍衛國家安全的決心。
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