Former president Lee Teng-hui (
Speaking before a crowd of approximately 1,800 TSU supporters, the former president said that the December legislative elections would be a decisive step forward for the nation.
There are three tasks that remain unfulfilled before Taiwan can "stand up," Lee said. The first is to elect a pan-green legislative majority. The second is to create a new constitution for Taiwan, and the third is to make "a new state," Lee said.
Delivering a ten-minute speech in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), the former president lauded the progress made in creating a "Taiwan-centric consciousness," and said that this election would mark a key turning point in the nation's development as a democratic state.
The purpose of the legislative elections is to ensure that the "pro-China forces do not subjugate Taiwan back into the cross-strait framework of the `one China' policy."
"But the pro-China forces will not give up easily," the former president added.
The former president's speech was followed by a presentation lauding the achievements of the Lee Teng-hui School, a group the former president uses as a vehicle to perpetuate his political ideology.
The fundraiser also included performances by singers and dancing groups, as well as an art auction designed to raise funds for the TSU's legislative election campaign.
The event, held at Taipei's Grand Hotel, was attended by numerous pan-green heavyweights, including TSU Chairman Huang Chu-wen (
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