PUBLIC SERVICE: The former legislative speaker said that he would prepare for any future occasion where he ‘might be called upon’ to serve in the interests of the ROC
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 07, 2019
By: Ann Maxon / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday said that he
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wang Jin-pyng speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
would not join the party’s presidential primary, but did not say if he would run for president as an independent.
Whether the KMT can regain political power in next year’s presidential election is key to the survival and development of the Republic of China (ROC), Wang said in a statement released after his meeting with the KMT’s nomination panel at his Taipei office.
Despite that, the party has been indifferent to questions and concerns raised about its primary regulations, and has done nothing to improve them, he said.
“Instead of participating in an abnormal primary, I would rather devote all my energy to visiting members of the public, networking and integrating resources to solidify what we have and prepare myself for any future occasion where I might be called upon by the party, the public or society to do work for the ROC,” Wang said. [FULL STORY]
