Lai: Taiwan Doesn't Use Weapons To Commemorate Peace

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President Lai Ching-te has responded to China's commemoration of the end of World War II with a massive military parade, saying Taiwan "does not use weapons to commemorate peace and instead learns from the lessons of history."

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00:00This morning, President Lai Qingde attended a ceremony in Taipei, honoring soldiers killed in World War II.

00:07Later, in a Facebook post, he made statements that appear to be directed towards Beijing,

00:11which is using its war commemoration parade to highlight its latest weapons.

00:15Lai said that Taiwan, and I quote,

00:18does not use weapons to commemorate peace, and instead learns from the lessons of history,

00:23believing that weapons should be used to defend Taiwan, not for aggression or expansion.

00:27Several figures from Taiwan's political parties actually did go to the parade,

00:32despite the government's warnings that no one should attend.

00:35Those people include former chair of the main opposition, Kuomintang Hong Xiu-Ju,

00:40who said in a Facebook post that participating in the parade was a way to honor the soldiers that had fought in the war,

00:47and she slammed the DPP for not allowing people to attend.

00:51There were two other people who were confirmed to have gone.

00:54A member of the KMT's leadership also attended, as well as the chairman of the pro-China new party.

01:01Now, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which handles relations with China,

01:05has said that Hong's previous experience as a deputy legislative speaker

01:10could have gave her access to sensitive information,

01:14and that they're looking into whether or not she violated the ban on government officials attending the parade.

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