DPP slams KMT chair's US trip as 'domestic propaganda,' accuses party of undermining Taiwan's defense

Kuomintang (KMT) party chair [Name not specified in article] visited the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston during her trip to the United States, a visit some media outlets praised as an "exceptional reception." However, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has criticized the KMT, accusing them of engaging in extensive domestic propaganda and even treating a photo opportunity at a library as a significant achievement.

DPP spokesperson Lin Chu-yin stated that while the KMT party chair was abroad, the party's actions in the legislature have been detrimental to Taiwan's defense autonomy and its ability to voice its concerns internationally. Lin pointed to recent legislative actions where the KMT allegedly deleted funding for drones from the defense special budget and blocked a DPP proposal for a drone industry special regulation, preventing it from even a first reading.

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The KMT is engaging in a lot of 'domestic propaganda,' even treating a photo taken in a library as a breakthrough achievement.

Furthermore, Lin, a member of the legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee, highlighted that during a review of the foreign affairs budget, KMT legislators proposed cutting over NT$100 million from the budget allocated for external communication and promotion. Lin criticized this as a double standard, where the party engages in international exchanges abroad while simultaneously weakening Taiwan's defense capabilities and its international voice at home.

The DPP questioned whether the KMT truly supports Taiwan, accusing them of "saying one thing and doing another." The party's actions, according to the DPP, are clear to the international community and ultimately undermine Taiwan's interests.

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This is the KMT's double standard, where they allow their party chair to engage in exchanges overseas, but then weaken Taiwan's defense autonomy and its ability to speak out internationally, pulling Taiwan backward.