Want China Times
Date: 2015-10-20
By: CNA

The chair and new presidential candidate of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang, Eric

Eric Chu arrives the Taipei headquarters of Taiwanese network TVBS for an interview, Oct. 19, 2015. (Photo/CNA)

Chu, said Monday that young people in Taiwan will have misgivings if the government “leaps” into “pure political talks” with China.

Cross-strait relations should develop step by step, Chu said, noting that his party insists on developing ties with China based on the 1992 Consensus — a tacit understanding between the KMT and Beijing that there is only “one China,” with each side free to interpret what that means.

Based on that consensus, President Ma Ying-jeou has set a guideline for Taiwan’s China policy — “No unification, no independence and no use of force” — a guideline that has helped promote the peaceful development of cross-strait ties, Chu said during a TV interview.     [FULL  STORY]