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Taiwan Society asks DPP to pass Yu amendment

The Taiwan Society called on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday to pass party Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's proposal to amend the party's "normal country resolution."

The DPP's Central Executive Committee passed its "normal country" resolution draft on Aug. 30, highlighting the need for the nation to hold a referendum at an appropriate time stressing Taiwan's independent statehood.

The draft, however, did not give "Taiwan" as the national title but only stipulated that the nation should correct its title and write a new constitution as soon possible.

Yu has said the party should specifically use "Taiwan" as the national title to "declare to the international community that it is an independent sovereignty."

Taiwan Society secretary-general Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政) said yesterday the group would hate to see the DPP pay more attention to winning the presidential election than presenting a vision for the people.

While Yu's amendment would push for the national title to be changed to "Taiwan," DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) camp has questioned the timing as it is worried rthat doing so could scare off voters.

Chin Heng-wei (金恆煒), vice chairman of the group, said the amendment should not be simplified as Yu's personal opinion or a power struggle between Yu and Hsieh.

Society chairman Wu Shuh-min (吳樹民) called on Hsieh to make his position known lest he risk losing the support of his core supporters.
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