The German Institute Taipei and the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei have both criticized remarks by KMT Chair Eric Chu comparing Taiwan President Lai Ching-te to Hitler.
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00:00Germany and Israel's representative offices in Taiwan have condemned opposition Kuomintang chair
00:05Eric Zhu for drawing a comparison between President Lai Qingde and Hitler. On the eve of
00:11Victory in Europe Day, Zhu accused President Lai of taking a page from Hitler's book and using
00:16Taiwan's judicial system to eliminate opposition parties. His remarks drew immediate criticism from
00:22the German Institute Taipei and the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, both of which
00:28called the comparison inappropriate. In a later statement, Zhu emphasized that based on history,
00:34having a pluralistic and open political environment is key to democracy.