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Soong comes back to Taiwan with a deal in mind

Four months after leaving for the US following an ignominious defeat in the Taipei mayoral election, People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) returned to Taiwan yesterday morning, promising to discuss pan-blue unity with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).

Incoming KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) greeted Soong at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and invited him to attend his inauguration ceremony today.

Accepting the invitation, Soong said there were many issues that require cooperation and consultation between the KMT and the PFP and that the two parties would communicate on these issues.

"We will hold more talks about KMT-PFP cooperation and Taiwan's political situation," Soong said.

In response to questions from reporters, Soong and Wu declined to comment on Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's (王金平) withdrawal from the KMT presidential primary and the possibility of former KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) pairing up with Wang in the presidential election.

PFP Legislator Lee Hung-chun (李鴻鈞) said the party would focus on a pan-blue camp victory in the 2008 presidential election.

On whom Soong would support in the election, Lee said Soong is a friend of Wang and Ma and that it was not appropriate to discuss the matter for the moment, adding that the only consensus was to win the election next year through cooperation between the parties.

Wang had wanted to greet Soong at the airport, but was unable to do so because of his tight schedule.
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