HSIEH'S TSUNAMI: The DPP presidential candidate said halting the election would send a `shockwave' around the world, but the KMT and CEC said it would not happen
By Ko Shu-ling
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) proposed yesterday that the presidential election be suspended and that he and his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rival, Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), stage a sit-in to show solidarity with Tibet.

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CAUSE FOR CONCERN: Chen Ming-tong said he could not predict how China would react if the two referendums on UN membership succeeded
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) yesterday called on the international community to support Taiwan should the two referendums on Taiwan's membership in the UN, to be held tomorrow, provoke Chinese aggression.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) yesterday threw his weight behind Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), ending months of speculation on whom he would endorse.

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TWO MORE CENTS?: KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yi said the former American Institute in Taiwan chairwoman had been invited to comment on Ma's green card
By Mo Yan-chih and Ko Shu-ling
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) said yesterday that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had invited former American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) chairwoman Therese Shaheen to comment on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) green card status.

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By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) pledged yesterday to hand over power in May to whoever wins the election tomorrow.

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