‘OLD TACTICS’: The KMT countered that the president and the DPP are using the independence versus unification issue to stir conflict and save their election campaign
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 10, 2018
By: Shih Hsiao-kuang / Staff reporter, with CNA
The new “three noes” proposed by former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) have hurt
President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a news conference following the 72nd Industry Day celebration at the Grand Hotel in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
Taiwan’s sovereignty and sent the wrong message that China’s bullying of Taiwan is effective, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.
“Ma’s remarks were very inappropriate and gave people the feeling he is trying to hold them back,” Tsai said after attending a meeting for Industry Day in Taipei.
Tsai was referring to the “three noes” — no ruling out the possibility of unification with China, no support for Taiwanese independence and no use of force — put forth by Ma at a forum on Wednesday that marked the three-year anniversary of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Singapore.
When Ma met with Xi, many in Taiwan questioned whether he insisted on the “different interpretations” part of the so-called “1992 consensus” when he spoke to Xi, Tsai sai
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