Ex-president criticizes Lien for hypocrisy

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Former President Lee Teng-hui yesterday criticized the pan-blue opposition alliance's presidential candidate for being intellectually dishonest in discussing economic issues and for "saying one thing while doing another."

At a book launching yesterday, the ex-president accused opposition candidates Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan (??) and People First Party James Soong (???) as lacking a sense of shame, which Lee believes to be an essential element of a Taiwanese system of morality.

"Is Lien is capable (of suggesting any solutions) while he condemns President Chen's failure to fight for the economy?" Lee asked.

"Shouldn't I know who is capable (of implementing economic policies) after being the president for 10 years?"

Lee received a doctorate in agricultural economics from Cornell University in the United States. He has remained a student of Taiwan's economy over his 50-year career.

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1. sell out Taiwan if he won the presidential election," Chen said.

"Lien even called Soong an opportunist who would absolutely sell out Taiwan if he won the presidential election," Chen said.

"Those two politicians, who apparently have no concrete dedication to their country, are now hand-in-hand and want to run for head of state," he said. "How can we trust them?"

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