Huang Kuo-chang, the new leader of the Taiwan People's Party, speaks with Nikkei Asia. He agreed that Taiwan needs to strengthen its defense, but stressed that "taxpayers' money should not be spent indiscriminately." (TPP photo)
THOMPSON CHAU
TAIPEI -- The new leader of Taiwan's No. 3 political force insisted that defense spending must not be "indiscriminate," while accusing the Democratic Progressive Party's President Lai Ching-te of seeking "one-party rule" in a bruising interview with Nikkei Asia.
Huang Kuo-chang, who rose to prominence during a 2014 protest movement and was once allied with the DPP, was recently elected chairman of the opposition Taiwan People's Party, succeeding party founder Ko Wen-je after he resigned amid a graft probe.