Taiwan president to donate a month’s salary for Turkey relief efforts

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month’s salary for Turkish earthquake relief efforts, the presidential office said, adding to existing aid already sent by the island. | Reuters

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai attend a news conference on new measures to reinforce the island’s civil defense amid the rising China military threat in Taipei, Taiwan, December 27, 2022. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month’s salary for Turkish earthquake relief efforts, the presidential office said on Thursday, adding to existing aid already sent by the island. Tsai and Lai, who is widely expected to stand for the presidency in elections due next year, “hope to do their part to help Turkey rebuild its homeland as soon as possible”, the presidential office said in a statement.Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were problems with his government’s initial response to the quake, as the combined reported death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria rose past 15,000.

Last year, Tsai and Lai also both donated one month’s salary to aid humanitarian relief efforts for war-torn Ukraine. Tsai earns around T$400,000 a month.

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