Ex-president Chen labeled a 'gambler' in WikiLeaks cable

The China Post, 17 Dec 2010TAIPEI, Taiwan — Former President Chen Shui-bian was criticized as a “gambler” for promoting Taiwan independence as a distraction to his corruption scandals by former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, according to a U.S. embassy cable released by the website WikiLeaks.In a cable classified as confidential on Oct. 19, 2007 (according to WikiLeaks), the U.S. Embassy