“If they (Mainland China) say we (Mainland China and Taiwan) are close family, they won't repeatedly threaten to use force to settle disputes.”

—  Cheng Wen-tsan

Source: Cheng Wen-tsan (2018) cited in " Taoyuan mayor calls for China to stop threatening Taiwan http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201803070035.aspx", Focus Taiwan (7 March 2018).

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