Want China Times
Date: 2015-08-23
By: CNA
Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je explained Saturday that he was trying to show goodwill to
Ko Wen-je. (File photo/CNA)
Beijing when he said “the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family.”
Ko gave the explanation after the comment at the recent twin city forum of Taipei and Shanghai drew a torrent of criticism from pro-independence politicians in Taiwan.
Ko said that when he made the remark that the two sides of the strait were “one family,” he also said “the next step will be to see the mainland’s sincerity.”
In politics, it is not advisable to keep people at arm’s length at the very beginning, he said. It is better to show goodwill first then wait and see, he added. [FULL STORY]
