TT: But the DPP's labor policy in the Economic Development Advisory Conference was strongly protested by laborers.
Wu: It was protested by laborers from the state-owned enterprises only. If they insist on the same labor conditions like those in the past when the economy was good, then there would be large-scale layoffs immediately. Our long-term goal is to privatize the state-owned enterprises, but we can't get it through the Legislative Yuan. Nonetheless, we are working on it despite the difficulty.
TT: President Chen's "government for all the people" didn't yield successful results. Will a coalition government be an option for the DPP after the elections?
Wu: If the coalition government is formed with a formal agreement, then it will be more stable. If it is simply a booty-sharing of government posts without a consultation and coordination on policy issues, then we can expect more political infighting.
TT: In this future political cooperation agreement, what are the things that the DPP will make no concessions on whatsoever?
Wu: We have not really discussed that. But this has to do with the time frame of the agreement. Different political parties have their own time frame in mind. The longer period the agreement covers, the less concessions we can make.
TT: Are cross-strait relations the most irreconcilable issue between the DPP and the opposition?
Wu: We also disagree with the KMT on the handling of state-owned enterprises. If the agreement [of inter-party cooperation] will be valid for two years, then it is subject to each party's own position in terms of what it can do within the two years.
But it is unlikely that much can be done within the two years [in terms of the cross-strait relations]. So let's see if we can set those issues aside.
It's not necessarily that we cannot reach an agreement.
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