Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/02
By: Miao Chung-hen and Flor Wang
Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) The two major political parties in Taiwan responded negatively
Wang Hsin-hsien (王信賢) / CNA file photo
Wednesday to a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) earlier in the day, saying Beijing should recognize Taiwan’s existence and abandon its “one country, two systems” unification scheme.
Ho Meng-hua (何孟樺), spokesperson for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), said Beijing’s construal of the “1992 consensus” leaves no room for “free interpretation by both sides of the Taiwan Strait” as the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) claims.
The aim of the “1992 consensus” is to wipe out the Republic of China (Taiwan) and bring it under China’s control using the “one country, two systems” model, and that it is why Xi is seeking to talk with political parties in Taiwan on condition that they accept Beijing’s “one China principle,” Ho said.
With that goal in mind, she said, China is attempting to bypass Taiwan’s central government and establish direct links with groups and political parties, which is one way of ignoring Taiwan’s existence as a country. [FULL STORY]
