President defends her policy shifts
ROC Central News Agency
2016/08/26 21:58:34
Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday defended her efforts to "adjust" her policies, saying that such adjustments are necessary to allow the country to achieve a sense of balance.
Tsai was speaking during a TV interview marking her first 100 days in office, responding to criticism that her administration often "makes hairpin turns" in its policies.
The president said she wondered why the government's policy adjustments have been described as "hairpin turns," explaining that "sometimes, you have to adjust your balance to allow the country to achieve a sense of balance."
Based on this reason, she said, her administration has been trying to turn policies advocated by her Democratic Progressive Party when it was in the opposition into policies that can be implemented by the government.
"It is like walking a tightrope, when similar adjustments are needed (to achieve a balance)," she argued.
When asked about why she has toured the country more frequently than Premier Lin Chuan (林全), Tsai said the premier is more busy than the president because he often needs to coordinate between different agencies in the Cabinet.
She said it was very important for the president to get a feel for the people's feelings, hear their voices and allow them to see the president, so that they don't feel that the president is very far away from them.
(By Lu Hsin-hui and Y.F. Low)
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