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Wu shrugs off criticism over ‘island’ remarks

SOVEREIGNTY Wang Jin-pyng said the KMT chief’s reference to Taiwan as ‘on the island’ was based on a complex system used in negotiations with the CCP

By Mo Yan-chih and Flora Wang  /  STAFF REPORTERS

Wu Poh-hsiung is scheduled to visit China again in July to attend an annual forum between the KMT and CCP.

KMT Vice Secretary-General Chang Jung-kung (張榮恭) yesterday defended the importance of the KMT-CCP forum on cross-strait relations in response to critics’ complaints that the forum had been made redundant by the Straits Exchange Foundation’s resumption of talks with China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait.

Chang said cross-strait relations, like any bilateral relations, developed through various communication channels. The KMT-CCP forum was a form of “party diplomacy” and would continue serving as a major communication channel for the government.

The KMT-CCP forum was initiated after former KMT chairman Lien Chan (連戰) visited China in 2005.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY RICH CHANG

Also See: EDITORIAL: Chen Chu leads, Wu kowtows

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