“A government should do what it should be doing, and act when it should be acting in critical circumstances.”

—  Hau Lung-pin

Hau Lung-pin (2013) cited in " Hau's talk in China raises criticism in Taiwan http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2013/07/04/382815/Haus-talk.htm" on The China Post, 4 July 2013

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