Politicians react to Lai's 'motherland' comment with praise and scorn

Parties from across the political spectrum responded with praise and criticism to President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) comments on Saturday that it is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China (PRC) to be the "motherland" of the Republic of China (Taiwan, ROC) because the ROC was established before the PRC.

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