Presidential Office: KMT Disqualified Itself and Self-Abased in Zheng-Xi Meeting, Expresses Deep Regret

KMT spokesperson Niu Hsu-ting stated that during this visit to mainland China, both sides repeatedly mentioned the differences in cross-strait systems and political stances, but could seek mutual understanding based on respect. He regretted that the ruling party (DPP) repeatedly acted as a spokesperson for Beijing, always assuming the KMT would accept Beijing's interpretation of the '1992 Consensus,' and questioned why the DPP government would fantasize about 'One Country, Two Systems' which never appeared during the entire trip.

Niu Hsu-ting pointed out that Taiwan will never be removed from the world stage, but on the world stage, it can choose to be a peacemaker rather than a victim of war. He hoped the DPP government would show more political wisdom and less ideology.

The Presidential Office stated late in the evening that regarding the meeting today between KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen and CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, Cheng claimed that the KMT and the Communist Party share a 'common political foundation' such as the '1992 Consensus and opposition to Taiwan independence,' and stated that the Taiwan Strait should not be intervened by 'external forces,' and that the Communist China's 'great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation' is the 'common rejuvenation of people on both sides of the strait.'

Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui stated late in the evening that the essence of this 'Zheng-Xi meeting' is for the CCP leader to remove Taiwan from the world stage by meeting with the KMT leader, placing it into the 'One China framework' where both sides of the strait belong to one China, and locking it into the political agenda of Communist China's 'centennial nation-building goal' (the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation). More explicitly, the 'Zheng-Xi meeting' aims to highlight that 'Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China' and to advance the 'Two Systems Taiwan Solution' which is reunification under the guise of 'peaceful reunification.'

Kuo Ya-hui stated that as one of Taiwan's major political parties, the KMT, in the 'Zheng-Xi meeting,' failed to uphold its party autonomy and national stance, allowing China to use the so-called '1992 Consensus,' with its core of 'both sides of the strait belonging to one China,' as the 'common political foundation' for the KMT and CCP. It also cooperated with Beijing's narrative to falsely accuse international concern and support for peace in the Taiwan Strait as 'external intervention,' thereby becoming a political tool to eliminate the Republic of China and allow Taiwan to be 'unified,' betraying national sovereignty. The Presidential Office expressed deep regret for such disqualified and self-abasing behavior.

Kuo Ya-hui said that Taiwan is the Taiwan of the Taiwanese people, and it is Taiwan for the world. The Taiwan Strait is not a nationalist inland sea, but a free waterway for a prosperous world. Taiwan's future can only be decided by the Taiwanese people themselves. Taiwan is willing to cooperate with all countries that love freedom and democracy worldwide, jointly committed to regional peace, happiness, and prosperity, and cannot and will not serve the nationalism of authoritarians.

She stated that the '1992 Consensus' as defined by the Beijing authorities is 'One China' and 'One Country, Two Systems.' Taiwan absolutely does not accept it, and Taiwanese public opinion firmly opposes it. This party interaction, locked into China's 'unification' political agenda and 'One China' political framework, will absolutely not affect Taiwan's claim to the sovereign status of the Republic of China, nor will it shake the insistence that Taiwan's future must be decided by its 23 million people. (Edited by Lin Hsing-meng) 1150410