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Groups slam Ma over 'never' comment

Independence activists yesterday said President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) had disqualified himself as a national leader following his controversial remark that Taiwan “will never ask the Americans to fight for Taiwan in a war.”

The Taiwan Nation Alliance and Taiwan National Security Institute issued a joint statement, in Chinese and English, denouncing Ma for seriously compromising Taiwan's security and discrediting himself as Taiwan's head of state.

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US stays mum on Ma’s ‘never’

Deputy US Secretary of State James Steinberg has refused to comment on President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) recent declaration that he will never ask the US to fight for Taiwan.

“It’s not particularly useful to speculate what would happen in the event that conflict comes about,” he said.

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Ten lawmakers from the two main political parties yesterday were indicted for causing bodily injury and other offenses during a spate of brawls inside the legislative chamber and a committee room in 2024 and last year.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介), Liao Wei-hsiang (廖偉翔), Chiu Cheng-chun (邱鎮軍), Huang Chien-hao (黃健豪), Huang Jen (黃仁), Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) and Chen Yu-jen (陳玉珍), as well as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Lin Shu-fen (林淑芬), Michelle Lin (林楚茵) and Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) were charged following the investigation of criminal complaints, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said.