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Lee has no plans to visit China, TSU chief Huang says

Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) has no plans to visit China, either now or after next year's presidential election, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) said in New York on Sunday.

Huang told reporters that the TSU does not oppose the idea of fielding its own candidate for next March's presidential election, but the party has had no plan to do so up to this point.

While some TSU supporters have suggested that Lee run in the election, Huang said the chances of him accepting the proposal are slim.

According to Huang, Lee supports politicians who genuinely strive for Taiwan's interests, rather than those who "say one thing and do another."

In deciding on which political party to support in the presidential election, the TSU will take into account which one will best protect Taiwan's identity and best serve Taiwan's interests, Huang said.

He said that the TSU might not be able to win as many legislative seats in the year-end legislative elections has it has done in the past because of the implementation of the "single-member, two-vote" system and the reduction in the number of legislative seats.

The TSU will follow a "center-left" line to try to attract neutral voters with the goal of winning at least six seats, he said.

He said the party would "transcend the pan-blue versus pan-green struggle and the unification versus independence dispute" and will instead focus on issues concerning disadvantaged groups and the middle-class.

Huang said that he has consulted with DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun about the possibility of TSU-DPP cooperation in the legislative elections but that the DPP has not responded positively to the proposal.

This is Huang's second visit to the US since taking over as TSU chairman in January.

He went to San Francisco first and will go to New Jersey before returning to Taiwan on Thursday.
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