CLARIFICATION:MAC Minister Chen Ming-tong said the government has not discussed some old proposals for Taiwan-China relations that he mentioned in a media interview
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 23, 2019
By: Chung Li-hua and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
While the nature of the cross-strait relationship could be discussed, the nation’s
Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chen Ming-tong speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
sovereignty is not up for discussion, Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) said after he was pressed to expand upon comments he made in an interview published yesterday in the Liberty Times (the sister newspaper of the Taipei Times).
There have been suggestions in the past that Taiwan and China could consider an EU-type model, a pact between independent nations, or a “nations of brotherhood” (兄弟之邦) framework, Chen said.
While he respects these proposals, the Democratic Progressive Party government has not formally discussed them, he said.
“As long as our sovereignty, freedoms and democracy are preserved, there are many possibilities,” he said. [FULL STORY]
