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| Visiting Taiwan opposition KMT Chairman Lien
Chan delivers a speech at the Peking University in Beijing April 29,
2005. |
Lien Chan, chairman of the Kuomintang party, said
in Beijing Friday that the majority in Taiwan would not accept the policy
of "desinification
," which is aimed at severing ties between the Chinese
mainland and Taiwan.
It's "a pity" that some political forces in Taiwan have been advocating
such "an extreme idea", said Lien when answering a question at the end of
his 40-minute speech at Peking University.
"I'm sure that the majority of Taiwan people will not take on their
shoes," said Lien, who described the efforts for "desinification" as
something out of the imagination of the people in other countries and the
mainland.
These "desinification" efforts have aroused great concern among Taiwan
people and even foreigners residing in Taiwan, he added.
According to him, parents of numerous school children are now looking
for resources other than public schools in Taiwan to continue education in
Chinese history and culture.
"The parents hope their children could learn more
about the creams of
the Chinese culture," Lien said.
In his speech at the unversity, Lien said it is the common aspiration
of all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to seek reconciliation
and dialog for the building of a win-win future.
"We should put the people first and give priority to the people's
well-being. This is supported by all the Chinese people, including the 23
million residents in Taiwan and the 1.3 billion on the mainland."
"We're paving the way and building a bridge, and the people will be
glad to see cross-Straits dialog, reconciliation and cooperation, rather
than confrontation or conflict," Lien said.
Before Lien and his KMT delegation left Taiwan for the Chinese
mainland, Lien said a poll conducted in Taiwan indicated 66 percent of the
Taiwan people support cross-Straits reconciliation and dialogue, while
about 30 percent say it is unlikely to produceany concrete result.
Lien told his audience it is a historic opportunity to sum up the past
and build a common future for both sides of the Straits. "And this is very
important," he said.
He said the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits should
work together for peace and stability by "actively" maintaining the status
quo.
"Maintaining the status quo may be the best way to develop
cross-Straits relations, but it should not be done in a passive manner,"
Lien said.
By maintaining the status quo, both sides should seek more common
grounds while reserving differences and create a win-win future for all
the Chinese people across the Straits, he said.
He quoted a famous Western saying "peace by pieces," saying that every
Chinese should contribute his "piece" of efforts to the promotion of peace
across the Taiwan Straits, and every Chinese should be held accountable
for the well-being of the rest of the Chinese on the globe.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2005-04-29 13:44
