Ma denied that Taiwan’s sovereignty may have been compromised when agreements were signed with Beijing last year, implying that no supplementary plans needed to be made when negotiating with Beijing on the economic pact.
He also dismissed the claim that Beijing’s diplomatic partners consider Taiwan to be part of China because they tend to say they “acknowledge,” “take note of” or “understand and respect” China’s claim, but never say they accept Taiwan’s sovereignty.
“Although they do not recognize us, they do not deny our existence either,” he said. “Our survival does not depend on changing the name of the country, but on our might and competitiveness.”
Editor’s note: The full content of the interview will be published tomorrow.
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