↑"Former Taiwan president blasted for remarks on island dispute". Inter Press Service. 10 August 2015. Diakses tanggal 12 April 2020. On July 27, the chairman of Taiwan's right-wing New Party, Yok Mu-ming quickly filed charges of treason against the 92-year-old over his remarks. China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reiterated the charge in a July 29 editorial entitled "Lee Teng-hui a traitor to his homeland."