Hon Hai Precision Industry Co founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) yesterday said he would restart negotiations with Beijing on the basis of “one China, with different interpretations” that reaffirm the foundations and stance of the Republic of China (ROC) if elected president next year.
Gou, who is vying for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential nomination, said he would use Kinmen as the location for negotiations.
Gou made the remark during a visit to Kinmen yesterday, in what he called a “peace declaration.”
Photo courtesy of Gou’s office via CNA
It is the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that says: “We are all Chinese” and “Both sides are one big family,” Gou said.
The PRC demonstrates hostility with its military exercises, he said.
However, Beijing’s actions are not targeting Taiwanese, but when they do, they are reactions to provocations by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The “1992 consensus” states that there is one China, with each side of the Taiwan Strait having its own interpretation of what “China” means,” but “one China” and “each side having its own interpretation” are equally important, he said.
The so-called “1992 consensus,” a term former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起) in 2006 admitted making up in 2000, refers to a tacit understanding between the KMT and the Chinese government that both sides of the Strait acknowledge there is “one China,” with each side having its own interpretation of what “China” means. The DPP has never acknowledged the existence of the “1992 consensus” or “one China” consensus.
The consensus is the foundation for cross-strait talks, which were ongoing over the past two decades, but have ceased since relations regressed and both sides are preparing for war, Gou said.
This is because the DPP has made subtle changes to the consensus, saying that there are “two Chinas,” or “one China, one Taiwan,” or “one country on each side,” he added.
While spreading these slogans, the DPP has created discord among different ethnicities and torn Taiwan apart, he said.
The ROC and what it stands for must remain strong, a conviction that would assuage Beijing that Taiwanese independence is a non issue, removing the need for military harassment and affording both sides the time they need to hash out respective definitions of “China,” Gou said.
In response to Gou’s allegations that the DPP is provoking China with its policies, the Mainland Affairs Council yesterday said that the government has stood by principles of non-provocation and non-capitulation for the past seven years.
Taiwan would not tolerate any statement that Beijing makes under the threat of force, it said.
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