Kuomintang elects its first female leader
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TAIWAN’S former deputy legislative speaker Hung Hsiu-chu has been elected as the first female leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) party.
She succeeds Eric Chu, who resigned from the post to take responsibility for the KMT’s defeat in the island’s leadership election to Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party on January 16.
On Saturday, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China, congratulated Hung on her election, expressing the hope that the CPC and the KMT continue to stick to the 1992 Consensus and fight against “Taiwan independence.”
The 1992 consensus refers to an agreement between the KMT and the Chinese mainland that acknowledges that there is “one China.”
Hung replied in a letter that since 2008, the KMT has promoted peaceful development of cross-Strait relations on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, citing the signing of multiple agreements between both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the launches of direct flights and allowing tourists from the mainland to visit Taiwan.
“At this key moment, although our party is confronted with stark challenges, I will take on the responsibility and lead all party members in unity to embrace a brand-new future,” Hung said in the letter.
Hung also said that she hopes both parties continue to uphold the 1992 Consensus, further strengthen mutual trust and cooperation, and push forward the exchange platforms innovation.
Both parties should work together to maintain cross-Strait peace and stability and create more benefits for people on both sides of the Strait, she said.
Hung, a former schoolteacher known by the nickname “Little Hot Chili Pepper,” won 56 percent of the vote on Saturday to beat the other three candidates — KMT’s acting chairwoman Huang Min-hui, legislator Chen Shei-saint and Taipei city legislator Lee Hsin.
“Thanks to so many comrades’ support ... giving me a chance to bend down and pick up the first brick to lead the party to rebuild our home from the debris,” Hung told reporters. “Of course I know the road ahead is very long, with all kinds of risks, difficulties, and setbacks, but I definitely believe that I can fulfil my promise with everyone’s mutual support and unity
She added: “In the face of such a difficult and hard future situation, as long as we have courage there is no difficulty we cannot overcome. Please join me and work with me.”
Improved relations with the mainland have been a cornerstone of the KMT policies under outgoing Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou.
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