Several pastors attend fundraiser dinner in Tainan in support of Tsai Ing-wen and clean electionsW

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January 9-15, 2012

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Several pastors attend fundraiser dinner in Tainan in support of Tsai Ing-wen 
and clean elections

Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

Written by Lydia Ma

Association of Tainan Residents for Taiwan sponsored a fundraising dinner and 
symposium on January 8, 2012 on the topic of “The Taiwan Consensus and Taiwan’s 
Future”. The organization renowned for its support of rule-of-law, democracy, 
freedom, and righteousness in Taiwan invited Tainan City Mayor William Lai and 
former PCT General Secretary C.M. Kao to be the speakers of this event. Various 
pastors in Tainan area also attended the fundraiser, including Tainan 
Presbytery Moderator Rev. Song Hsin-hsi. They attended the event to show their 
support and urged folks to “support Tsai Ing-wen as Taiwan’s first woman 
president!”

During the fundraiser, Lai criticized the Ma administration for its mediocre 
performance these past 3 years and compared President Ma’s promises to bounced 
checks. Lai underscored that of the 20 campaign promises made my President Ma 
concerning Tainan City during his first presidential campaign years ago, none 
of them were kept. He cited as example the President’s promise to remove toll 
stations in Baihe District and Hsin-shih District, which are still in operation 
today. “Not only is he incompetent, he is also very proud,” said Lai.

Kao spoke on “The Taiwan Consensus and Taiwan’s Future” and shared his thoughts 
on the upcoming elections. He openly urged people to support DPP presidential 
candidate Tsai Ing-wen and gave his reasons. Kao said he believed that though 
Tsai came from a wealthy family, her demeanor reflected that she didn’t have a 
big ego and she wasn’t a typical politician prone to hand out empty promises. 

Kao added that Tsai had an impressive educational background, including a 
master’s degree in Legal Science from Cornell University and a doctorate in 
Political Economy from London School of Economics. Tsai also possessed sharp 
negotiation skills which she acquired from being appointed as Minister of 
Mainland Affairs Council. Based on her educational and career experiences, Kao 
was confident that Tsai would be a good negotiator and keep the peace across 
the Taiwan Strait.

Kao said that what he most admired about Tsai was her character for she cared 
about ordinary people and walked in their shoes. Her empathy toward recent 
graduates, the unemployed, and marginalized groups proved that she had a kind 
and humble heart. “Jesus once said that the greatest person is the one who 
serves others with a servant heart!” Kao reflected.

Kao underscored that the Taiwan Consensus was proof that Tsai had heard the 
voice of Taiwanese people about wanting to be masters of their own country 
instead of being second-class citizens or worse of China. “I support Tsai 
Ing-wen in her bid to become the first woman president of Taiwan!” Kao said.

Responding the likelihood of KMT representatives engaging in vote-buying, 
Association of Tainan Residents for Taiwan CEO, Huang Te-cheng, said that in 
case such representatives came knocking, Taiwanese citizens should ask them to 
put the bills inside an envelope directly and thus secure sample fingerprints 
when reporting such offences to local authorities. He added that reporting such 
offences could lead to NT$500,000 in cash reward.

Tainan Presbytery Moderator Rev. Song Hsin-hsi also voiced his support for Tsai 
Ing-wen. He warned Christians against being near-sighted and added that 
choosing a wrong candidate now could result in the next generation having to 
pay a hefty price. “We must have clean elections. We must have a president who 
loves Taiwan, respects Taiwan’s sovereignty, does justice, loves mercy, and 
values human rights!”    

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