Taipei: Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has dismissed the notion that dialogue with China could be pursued in cooperation with Taiwan’s opposition parties, arguing their approaches differ fundamentally from that of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Focus Taiwan reported. According to Focus Taiwan, citing an interview on the YouTube channel of Mindi World News, the Taiwanese President reiterated the DPP’s long-standing stance that opposition parties tend to support Beijing’s “One China Principle”.
He pointed to the Kuomintang’s (KMT) support for the “1992 Consensus” and other narratives like “both sides of the Strait are one family”, which he said align more closely with China’s unification agenda.
As per Focus Taiwan, Beijing holds the “One China Principle”, which asserts that the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China and that Taiwan is part of it. The KMT interprets the 1992 Consensus as both sides agreeing there is “One China” but with room for differing interpretations of what that means.
Lai also referred to former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s use of the “one family” phrase in 2015 to support cross-strait engagement. Ko later founded the Taiwan People’s Party but stepped down as its chairman in December 2024 amid corruption allegations, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
In contrast, Lai emphasized that the DPP sees Taiwan and China as separate entities, with Taiwan’s future to be decided solely by its 23 million citizens. (ANI)
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