The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faces three major challenges after surviving last month's pan-blue initiated motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), Examination Yuan President Yao Chia-wen (姚嘉文) said on Monday.
The first challenge lies in Taiwan's relations with its close friend the US, with whom Yao said Taiwan should cooperate "in a close and solid manner."
Yao said the DPP should be more active in communicating with the US and try to understand the US' position.
Inviting social leaders, academics and leaders of think tanks and media to visit Taiwan while sending more Taiwanese people to the US to initiate contacts would be a good way to boost Taiwan-US ties, he said.
The second challenge for the DPP was to improve its administrative capabilities, Yao said.
The party must spare no effort in cultivating young talent capable of running the country, he said.
The third major challenge for the DPP was to win back the hearts of those supporters who have turned away from the party because of its failure to tackle corruption.
"The DPP should work to win back these people -- who are all supporters of the democracy movement," Yao said.
Yao made the remarks at a meeting with Taiwanese expatriates living in southern California during his stopover in Los Angeles en route back home. He had been in Austin, Texas, for a conference of Taiwanese associations in the southern US states last Friday.
During the meeting, Yao explained the government's campaigns to promote administrative reform and draft a new constitution, stressing that public support was crucial for these tasks to be accomplished.
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