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‘1992 consensus’ is a poison pill

Taipei Times Editorial

Since Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected president on Jan. 16, China has made no secret of pressuring her to include the so-called “1992 consensus” in her inauguration speech on Friday, threatening “earth-shattering consequences” if it is not adopted as the basis for cross-strait relations.

Efforts to condemn WHO letter fail

Taipei Times

Members of the New Power Party legislative caucus yesterday convene a meeting at the legislature to call for a united cross-party response to the WHO invitation letter.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times

Efforts to pass a legislative resolution condemning the citation of the “one China” principle in a WHO invitation letter stalled yesterday after cross-caucus negotiations broke down because of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) opposition.

Lawmakers tout constitutional reform

Taipei Times

From left, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology professor Yen Chien-fa, New Power Party Executive Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, Taiwan Association of University Professors secretary-general Shiu Wen-tang, National Chung Hsing University professor Chen Mu-min and Taiwan Thinktank deputy chief executive Lai I-chung take part in a forum on cross-strait relations in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

Lawmakers and academics yesterday called for constitutional reform to free Taiwan from the shackles of the “one China” framework and push for “normalization” of the nation, while rejecting the feasibility of the so-called “1992 consensus” that they said has been forced upon president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) by Beijing and President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).

Ma tried to help China take over Taiwan

Koeh Ian-lim 郭燕霖

The political fallout from the seizure of Pingtung County-registered fishing boat Tung Sheng Chi No. 16 by the Japan Coast Guard in disputed waters in the Western Pacific on April 24 has its roots in the San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed by Japan on Sept. 8, 1951.

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