New Taiwan government should normalize the country: Peng Ming-min

A 'Nation-Building Conference' should draft a new Constitution, and find a new name, flag and anthem

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/03
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Veteran Taiwan Independence activist Peng Ming-min (彭明敏) called on the new government after the January 11 elections to organize a “Nation-Building Conference” in order to establish a normal new nation.

In an opinion piece published by the Liberty Times Thursday (Jan. 2), Peng noted it was the 56th anniversary of his original manifesto advocating a democratic Taiwan and the 50th anniversary of his flight out of the country to escape political persecution.

With the persisting threats by China against Taiwan, Peng called on the public to remember that democracy, freedom and human rights would not stay on automatically, but had to be defended. If not, the Taiwanese people would end up like the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, he warned.

After the elections, the new government should not make any concessions on the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty, and should launched a special conference to prepare a new country, Peng wrote.
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