"The so-called `Lee way' never existed," said KMT lawmaker Chu Fong-chi (朱鳳芝), repeating a standard party line in addressing Lee's drift toward the DPP.
"The KMT has always built its policies around the teachings of founding father Dr Sun Yat-sen (孫中山)," Chu said.
Aware that Lee supporters identify more with the DPP than the KMT, the party has increasingly become more pro-China. "The KMT can never out-compete the DPP if it makes localization its top appeal for the year-end elections," said John Chang (章孝嚴), former KMT secretary-general and foreign minister.
Chang, who is eyeing a legislative seat from the southern district of Taipei City, said it was disunity rather than the party's failure to "localize" that cost the KMT the presidency last year.
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