Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (
"There is no violence in my family," Lien answered briefly as reporters asked for his comment on the report.
Lien yesterday published a new book amid spiraling rumors of his wife-beating, triggered by a report in the latest issue of Next magazine.
Confronted with a letter the magazine claimed had been written by his daughter, Lien Hui-hsin (連惠心), to complain about her father beating his wife, Lien Fang Yu (連方瑀), Lien Chan refused to respond to details in the letter.
Lien's book, Only Changes Can Bring Hope, illustrates the KMT presidential candidate's models of national leaders. The eight-chapter book, Lien said, explained how he planned to solve the problems facing the country.
After conversations with grassroots supporters over the past few years, Lien said he analyzed problems generated during the course of Taiwan's democratization.
"I also mapped out the goals Taiwan should achieve," he said.
Also covering his observation of changes and developments in international politics over the years, Lien said he would rule the country by three principles he coined if elected -- "the Principle of the New Taiwanese, the Principle of New Development and the Principle of New Cooperation."
Based on the three principles, the KMT presidential hopeful promised to create "clean politics, a vibrant economy, a just society, win-win cross-strait policies and an efficient government" for the Taiwanese people.
"I hope President Chen Shui-bian (
"The problems Taiwan is facing now were all caused by Chen's government." he said.
Attacking Chen's "self-confining" ideology and "old-fashioned" ideas, Lien said Taiwan underwent significant changes since his rival took power four years ago.
"Unfortunately, these changes only led Taiwan in the wrong direction," he said.
Taiwan's politics, economy and society have all deteriorated as a result of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government's administration, Lien said.
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