MIX AND MATCH:Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen said negotiations with rising political entrants could lead to ideal legislative candidates
Taipei Times
Date: May 24, 2015
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), responding
Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen, right, speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chen Hui-ping, Taipei Times
to veteran political activist Lin I-hsiung’s (林義雄) remarks targeting the party on Friday, yesterday said that the idea of maintaining the “status quo” does not contradict the Resolution on Taiwan’s Future in the DPP charter.
Lin said that Tsai’s “maintaining the ‘status quo’” is a mystery to him, asking whether it is so hard to follow the DPP’s charter on this issue.
In response, Tsai said that the basic idea of “maintaining the ‘status quo’” is calling for open, transparent and fairer dealings in cross-strait affairs and public participation in policies, which are “not inconsistent” with the resolution. [FULL STORY]
