Outcry over Taiwan ex-general China comment
- Published: 10/02/2012 at 10:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
A retired Taiwanese general came under fire on Friday after he allegedly claimed that Taiwanese and Chinese armies are both "striving for unification" during a recent trip to China.
Chinese soldiers prepare for a military parade at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2009. A retired Taiwanese general has come under fire after he allegedly claimed that Taiwanese and Chinese armies are both "striving for unification" during a recent trip to China.
Hsia Ying-chou, ex-vice chief of Taiwan's air force general staff and former president of the National Defence University, reportedly made the remarks while attending a seminar in China this week.
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