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Hsieh Chang-ting visits the Mainland, the Kuomintang: happy to see it

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> Hsieh Chang-ting visits the Mainland, the Kuomintang: happy to see it Contributed by the Cultural Communication Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Hsieh Chang-ting, the former executive director of the Democratic Progressive Party, may visit the mainland in the near future. Regarding this, the Kuomintang...

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>The Cultural Communication Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Contributed

The former executive director of the Democratic Progressive Party, Hsieh Chang-ting, may visit the mainland in the near future. Regarding this, the spokesperson of the Kuomintang Yin Wei said that the Kuomintang affirms it and will view the DPP’s interactions with the mainland optimistically and positively. In the past, President Xie's cross-strait discussion on "Constitutional One China" was based on the Constitution of the Republic of China. If the DPP can further deepen this, it will be helpful to the government and the opposition in the process of seeking consensus. Yin Wei pointed out that on August 12, 1995, President Xie once said, "When it comes to law, Taiwan can of course elaborate its views on the meaning of one China based on more than 50 years of experience in the practice of the Constitution and the democratic system." On January 10 last year, President Xie also publicly stated, "The 'Constitutional One China' is a fact, but if the Constitution is not recognized, Taiwanese society will not be able to progress." In addition, according to media reports, he once publicly stated that "Kaohsiung and Xiamen, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of China and the Cross-Strait Relations Regulations, belong to the territory of the same country. This country is called the Republic of China." Yin Wei said that the cross-strait position of President Ma and the Kuomintang is based on the Constitution of the Republic of China and maintains the status quo of "no reunification, no independence, and no force" across the Taiwan Strait. This has been reiterated time and time again, and it coincides with the views of former President Xie in the above speech. If former President Xie and Chairman Su Tseng-chang of the Democratic Progressive Party can face up to the Constitution of the Republic of China, promote dialogue, and allow the government and the opposition to seek consensus in Taiwanese society on the basis of the Constitution, the Kuomintang will be optimistic and believe that the people will view it positively.

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