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Chen Deming’s tour of Taiwan beset by protests

Taipei Times

A woman is dragged away by police yesterday in Yilan County after protesting against the lastest visit by China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Chairman Chen Deming.
Photo: CNA

China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Deming’s (陳德銘) tour of the nation continued to be marked with protests yesterday.

Rejection of ‘one China’ principle

Lee Shyu-tu 李學圖

The hastily arranged meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Singapore on Nov. 7 put the public on alert even before Ma left for the meeting, as he has earned no trust from Taiwanese over his credibility and ability to deal with China. After he came back, the scolding erupted and groups rejected what he said about the “one China” principle at the meeting.

Slips of the tongue tell of Ma’s true ambitions

James Wang 王景弘

Has President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) been confirmed to have some kind of psychosis? No. Then the only alternative is to conclude that his delusional ramblings have some actual purpose.

The latest evidence of this was a slip of the tongue when he used the term “one country, two systems” when talking about the “one China” principle in his Nov. 7 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), as well as him referring to the meeting as “another form of peace agreement.”

Sovereignty key issue for voters: poll

Taipei Times

Taiwan Thinktank deputy executive director Lai I-chung yesterday presents the results of an opinion poll at a press conference in Taipei.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

A majority of Taiwanese believe the nation’s presidential candidates should make an unequivocal statement that Taiwan is not part of China, according to a Taiwan Thinktank survey released yesterday.

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