"President Chen should give Lee total discretion in deciding the direction of the task force," Chang said. "After all, its only role is to act as an advisory body. It does not have any power to make policy."
However, Chang is not optimistic about the ability of the task force to reach a consensus in the short term.
"Lee should realize that he has lost influence and trust from the Beijing government since he supported Chen during the presidential campaign," said Chang.
"There are two factors in the international arena that need to be taken into account which will influence the effectiveness of the task force, namely the summit meeting of Chinese leaders at Beidaihe (
"Before these two events have taken place, it will be difficult to build any basis for the restoration of dialogue between both sides of the Taiwan Strait," he added.
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