Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. (The picture is taken from Taiwan media)
China Taiwan Net September 5th. Recently, US and Japanese politicians have been on Taiwan one after another, triggering a green camp carnival on the island. According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network" report, after the former US Secretary of State Pompeo moved to the stage in March, it was reported that there were funds such as speech fees and sponsorship fees, which caused controversy. In 2023, Taiwan's foreign affairs department will expand the promotion of inviting "foreign guests" to visit, and the budget size will increase from more than 370 million yuan ( NT$ , the same below) by 56 million yuan to about 430 million yuan, which once again set off discussions.
According to Taiwan media reports, the unit budget of Taiwan's foreign affairs department in 2023 will reach 30.4 billion yuan, of which "international cooperation and care" will be expanded by about 1.75 billion yuan, which is the project with the largest increase. It is expected that the number of "foreign guests" received will also surge by 304 to 2,368, and the relevant budget will be used for air tickets, accommodation and other items. As soon as the
-related news came out, netizens on the island started to discuss, criticizing, "Doesn't this prove that these people paid for them to come?" "Don't come to some politicians to force us to buy unnecessary planes and useless weapons, Such politicians don't come." "Spend people's money and do some useless things." "Don't come again, except to use Taiwan as a hero, a plate, and a chess piece, push Taiwan to the front line, waste the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people, and treat Taiwan Is there any benefit to the people?" (Editor / Li Ning review / Gauss)
