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MAC calls upon China to return to cross-strait talks

An official from the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) renewed yesterday the MAC's calls for China to return to the negotiating table to facilitate efforts in seeking peace across the Taiwan Strait.

MAC Vice Chairman You Ying-lung (游盈隆) called for the Beijing authorities to resume talks with Taiwan on issues including China's plans to give a pair of pandas to Taiwan and visits to Taiwan by Chinese citizens.

You said that despite Beijing's two-handed maneuvering against Taiwan, the country will stick firmly to the policy of "seeking friendly reconciliation, active cooperation and eternal peace" with China.

This policy is a reflection of President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) advocacy of "negotiation and reconciliation," You said.

He said that the MAC will work to shelve controversial differences and hard-to-resolve issues, push for cross-strait negotiations and promote exchanges based on the principles of equality and reciprocity.

You said Taiwan needs to adopt new strategies to face the challenges from the other side of the Strait because of Beijing's passage of its "Anti-Secession" Law authorizing the use of force if Taiwan edges toward formal independence on the one hand, while on the other putting forward a spate of gestures ostensibly to improve cross-strait interactions.

You made the remarks during a colloquium sponsored by the Kaohsiung city government, titled "Perceiving China While Being Concerning about the Strait."
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