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KMT lashes out at Soong over remarks
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The PFP leader attacked his former party in a TV broadcast on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to destroy the PFP, an accusation a KMT spokeswoman rejected
By Caroline Hong
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, May 20, 2005, Page 4
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"KMT-PFP cooperation is not about who is or is not `bigger;' it involves the larger picture. It does not have to do with personal grudges. If it does, then the picture becomes too small and its direction is wrong."
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Cheng Li-wen, a KMT spokeswoman
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People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (§º·¡·ì) should think of the bigger picture when considering pan-blue cooperation, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) said, criticizing remarks made by Soong on Wednesday.
"KMT-PFP cooperation is not about who is or is not `bigger;' it involves the larger picture. It does not have to do with personal grudges. If it does, then the picture becomes too small and its direction is wrong," KMT spokeswoman Cheng Li-wen (¾GÄR¤å) said yesterday morning in response to the comments made by Soong on the topic.
Soong blasted the KMT during an interview with a local TV station on Wednesday night.
The KMT treats the PFP as an outsider, Soong said in the interview, adding that the KMT seems to want to destroy the PFP.
Furthermore, Soong said, he "breaks out in gooseflesh" when he hears people talking of the PFP "returning" to the KMT and criticized the KMT for its continuing financial troubles.
Cheng said that she is often confused by what Soong says, since he continuously "goes back and forth."
She said the PFP leader's criticism of the KMT was unjustified because her party has been doing its best to deal with its troubled finances.
The KMT has only had the greater situation in mind when considering pan-blue cooperation, she said, adding that the pan-blue will be unable to fulfill its promises to supporters if it does not unite.
Since the PFP managed to secure only 18 of its hoped for 40 seats in last Saturday's National Assembly elections, it has experienced growing discontent from within its own ranks.
Several PFP legislators have said that instead of leaning toward the pan-green camp, as it has most recently, the party should reconsider a merger with the KMT.
Prior to last December's legislative elections, both the PFP and the KMT had announced hopes for a merger in February.
After the PFP's lackluster performance in the legislative elections, however, the PFP and Soong dashed such hopes among the KMT and instead made friendly gestures towards the pan-green camp.
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