Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) National Congress, which took place on July 24, unanimously passed a resolution nominating New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) as the party’s presidential candidate.

Hou has said that he supports the so-called “1992 consensus” and that he would take part in a protest march against Taiwan independence.

Taiwan People’s Party’s presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on July 18 said that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, and there is room for negotiations between the two sides. He also said that Taiwan cannot achieve de jure independence. How sad for Taiwan to watch these two rival candidates singing China’s tune.

It brought much relief to hear Vice President and the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) say, “If a Taiwanese president can enter the White House, we will have achieved the political objective that we have been pursuing,” in a forum in Yilan County on July 10, before the DPP’s National Congress on July 16.

Taiwan needs a president with a historical sense.

After a century of struggle, Taiwanese national identity has been shaped by history, but difficulties still exist.