“I would not support Taiwan independence.”

— Feng Shih-kuan

Feng Shih-kuan (2016) cited in " I would not support Taiwan independence: Taiwan defence minister http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/i-would-not-support-taiwan-independence-taiwan-defence-minister" on The Straits Time, 24 May 2016

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