Premier Lin Chuan said Friday he agrees with President Tsai Ing-wen’s desire to streamline the way Taiwan’s political institutions operate.
The premier was speaking at the Legislature when asked about recent remarks by the president. Tsai wrote an open letter on the 30th anniversary of the founding of her Democratic Progressive Party. In the letter, the president again raised her desire for reform. Tsai said the people of Taiwan expect strong and effective leadership and she spoke of the need for streamlining decision-making mechanisms.
This was taken as meaning the government would push for changes to the state organs. Lin said he understood the president was proposing better coordination between the government, the legislature and the party, and that he supported this.
"I think what the president meant was the coordination mechanisms between the government, legislature and party. In this part, the executive branch will certainly cooperate in the areas that need improvement. Especially in the coordination between government, legislature and party, I hope we can get them more on the same page and make it quicker to decide on policy," said Lin.
That was Premier Lin Chuan speaking on Friday.