SENSITIVE POSITION:KMT members who are already suspicious about Wang’s fidelity to the party would be more suspicious if he accepted the SEF job, a DPP lawmaker said

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 19, 2016
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter

00000000000000000000000Former legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday deflected questions on whether he turned down an offer to serve as Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) chairman.

After months of equivocation and speculation, Wang, a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator-at-large, continued to be vague on the issue, but showed his disinclination when answering questions about the SEF chairmanship.

When asked whether he has rejected President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) offer to assume the post, Wang said it was not appropriate for him to comment on the issue.

With the cross-strait relationship stalled, Wang said that while he understands both sides’ stances, he is “in no position to talk about the issue; this is a national policy and I have no right to intervene.”     [FULL  STORY]