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"As Beijing has never renounced the use of force against Taiwan, the participation of some retired Taiwanese generals in mainland Chinas national celebrations has triggered resentment among the public."
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Chen Ming-tong"It (1992 consensus) wont work even if Taiwan accepts the consensus, as (Mainland) China wont accept a free interpretation of one China."
Chen Ming-tong is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who served as the director-general of the National Security Bureau from 2021 to 2023 and the minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from 2018 to 2021 and 2007 to 2008.
"As Beijing has never renounced the use of force against Taiwan, the participation of some retired Taiwanese generals in mainland Chinas national celebrations has triggered resentment among the public."
"The future of cross-strait relations depends on (Mainland) China implementing genuine democratic reforms. That is the best solution to the Taiwan issue that we (Government of the Republic of China) can offer the (mainland) Chinese side."
"Exactly what kind of peace agreement (with Mainland China) are we (Taiwan) signing, if we sign one at this moment?"
"I hope that the team on the other side (Mainland China) can cooperate with us to contribute to the peaceful development of relations across the (Taiwan) strait, safeguard cross-strait security, and develop ideas for co-existence and mutual prosperity."
"Although (Kaohsiung Mayor) Han (Kuo-yu) and I belong to different political camps, we both possess ROC national identification cards. Like I once said, the distance between the pan-blue (Kuomintang) and pan-green camps (Democratic Progressive Party), however wide it is, is narrower than that between the pan-blue camp and the red camp (Communist Party of China)."
"It is highly unlikely that China will invade Taiwan this autumn (2020) even though an alleged leaked document from Russian intelligence suggests that President Xi Jinping is considering doing so."