Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Vice Chairman Steve Chan (詹啟賢) yesterday denied that “one China, with different interpretations [of what ‘China’ means]” has been scrapped in the party’s policy platform, contrary to what some KMT lawmakers have said.
Chan made the remarks in response to reporters’ questions about a dispute at Friday’s KMT caucus meeting, at which some KMT lawmakers voiced discontent over the party’s new policy platform, which was said to omit “one China, with different interpretations,” keeping only the so-called “1992 consensus.”
The “1992 consensus” — a term former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起) admitted making up in 2000 — refers to a supposed understanding between the KMT and the Chinese government that both sides acknowledge there is “one China,” with each side having its own interpretation of what “China” means.
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Chan said on the sidelines of a vote for the head of the party’s Youth League that the text “1992 consensus” and “one China, with different interpretations” are clearly stated in the preamble of the new policy platform put forward on Sept. 4, adding that it does not mean the latter part has been deleted just because it is not in the rest of the document.
When asked about strife within the party over the issue, Chan said: “What strife is there if the deletion in dispute is nonexistent?”
The “1992 consensus” and “one China, with different interpretations” referred to by Chan appear in a paragraph that delineates the party’s past endeavors to improve cross-strait ties, which “started in 2005 with former KMT chairman Lien Chan’s (連戰) trip of peace [to China] that broke the cross-strait standoff and former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) maintaining the status quo according to the Republic of China [ROC] constitutional framework and reinstating cross-strait negotiations and exchanges with ‘1992 consensus’ and ‘one China, with different interpretations’ as the foundation,” according to the platform.
In the chapter titled “Policy platforms for different fields” in a section about promoting cross-strait exchanges, the platform says the “1992 consensus should be deepened on the basis of the ROC Constitution and the possibility of ending cross-strait hostility with a peace agreement should be proactively pursued.”
KMT Legislator Huang Chao-shun (黃昭順) on Friday expressed doubts about the party headquarters’ changes to the policy.
She said that the “1992 consensus” and “one China, different interpretations” are among the KMT’s “stronger arguments regarding [Beijing] in past years, so I insist that they must be there” in full.
“Sunny Snail,” the name of a group of KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu’s (洪秀柱) young supporters, posted news reports and comments on Facebook later on Friday, accusing the KMT caucus of revealing discussions that should have been behind closed doors.
The group criticized remarks reportedly made by Huang saying the policy change would pave the way for others to “smear the party.”
Huang said if there is a problem, the group should contact her.
Additional Reporting by CNA
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