Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-26

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) says cities must not overstep their authority when it

Chiu said on Monday that cities must not overstep their authority when it comes to cross-strait exchanges. (CNA photo)3

comes to cross-strait exchanges. That’s the word from MAC deputy minister Chiu Chui-cheng on Monday.

Chiu said exchanges that come with political preconditions are not conducive to cross-strait ties and that issues involve national policy must be dealt with by the government.

Chiu’s comments came following a meeting in Shanghai between New Taipei mayor Eric Chu, a member of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Liu Jieyi, head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office. During the meeting, Liu raised the so-called 1992 Consensus, saying that China is opposed to Taiwan’s independence.    [FULL  STORY]