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DPP backs Chen on drive to bury hatchet with blues

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus in the Legislative Yuan said yesterday that it fully supports President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) move to seek cross-party reconciliation and expressed the hope of ending the row triggered by Chen's recent meeting with People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜).

The DPP caucus made the remarks amid criticism from some quarters within the party and its ally, the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), of the Chen-Soong meeting last Thursday in which Chen reaffirmed his "four noes" pledge, including no declaration of independence and no change of the nation's official name.

Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘), executive director of the DPP's Central Policy Committee, said the party supports the president's intentions of pursuing cross-party reconciliation and stable politics through the holding of the meeting with Soong.

As the China's National People's Congress will soon review the proposed "anti-secession" law aimed at Taiwan, Ker said the ruling and opposition parties should unite to face the "national crisis."

Ker said that the DPP is willing to accept criticism from the TSU with humility. He also invited the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the PFP to join a DPP-sponsored "Protect Taiwan, Oppose Annexation" rally scheduled to take place in Taipei tomorrow.

Meanwhile, several DPP legislators issued a joint statement yesterday voicing opposition to the proposed "anti-secession" law, urging the leaders of the opposition parties to declare their stance clearly.

DPP Legislator Pan Meng-an (潘孟安) said that on the eve of Beijing's enactment of the anti-secession law, KMT Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) is planning to send KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kun (江炳坤) at the head of a delegation to China, which Pan said will send the wrong message to Beijing.
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