Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/18
By: Chiang Chin-yeh and S.C. Chang
Washington, July 18 (CNA) Taiwan’s minister of mainland affairs on Wednesday
put forth a candid and practical proposal for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to work out rules for an orderly interaction.
“The two sides differ internally in their views on the development of cross-Strait relations. They should mutually respect each other, listen to rational views domestically, and work out rules for an orderly interaction,” Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) said in his opening remarks at an international conference on “The Opportunities and Challenges of Cross-Strait Relations” sponsored by the Heritage Foundation.
Chen’s talk was titled “Democracy and Freedom: The Cornerstones for Developing Cross-Strait Relations.”
He said cross-Strait relations have affected peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region since 1949. He described the past nearly 70 years of cross-Strait relations as a journey from conflict to conciliation, and then a swing to unease.
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