“(Mainland) China is telling you (Taiwan) that that there is no safe place.”

—  Lin Yu-fang

Lin Yu-fang (2016) cited in " China military flights 'a warning,' say lawmakers http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2016/12/12/486486/China-military.htm" on The China Post, 12 December 2016.

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