TAIPEI -- Taiwan's influential speaker of the legislature said that under his Democratic Progressive Party, it helped the island break through China-imposed international isolation.
75-year-old You Si-kun fears opposition efforts to scupper defense spending

You Si-kun, a strong advocate of Taiwanese sovereignty, has been in the public eye for four decades and now is the speaker of the legislature. (Legislative Yuan)
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's influential speaker of the legislature said that under his Democratic Progressive Party, it helped the island break through China-imposed international isolation.