Taiwan will not promote 'independence,' Ma says
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April 30, 2013, Tuesday
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TAIWAN will not promote "one China, one Taiwan" nor "Taiwan independence" inside or outside of the island, its leader Ma Ying-jeou said in Taipei yesterday.
Ma was speaking at a ceremony held by Taiwan-based Strait Exchange Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic "Wang-Koo meeting," which has laid the foundations for peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
"We are all people of Chinese descent and we share blood ties, history and culture," he said, adding that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan had set a precedent for eastern Asia and the world to peacefully work out disputes.
Ma said he hoped the two sides will continue to deepen cooperation and exchanges in multiple fields, including the economy, trade, culture, science and technology and the environment. "It is of significance that we hold the ceremony here today," he said.
In April 1993, Wang Daohan, head of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, and Koo Chen-fu, the Taiwan foundation's chairman, met in Singapore, paving the way for the improvement of cross-Strait ties.
Founded in 1990 and 1991, respectively, the two bodies are non-governmental organizations authorized by Taiwan and the mainland to engage in cross-Strait talks.
Ma underlined the importance of the "1992 Consensus," saying there would have been no "Wang-Koo meeting" without the consensus. He said the "Wang-Koo meeting" led cross-Strait relations into a new era where confrontation turned into communication and negotiation replaced the use of force.
The most valuable legacy of the meeting is "holding pragmatic negotiation and seeking common ground while resolving differences," Ma said.
He said the island will further expand exchanges and push forward the establishment of representative offices of both bodies on each other's side.
Ma was speaking at a ceremony held by Taiwan-based Strait Exchange Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic "Wang-Koo meeting," which has laid the foundations for peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
"We are all people of Chinese descent and we share blood ties, history and culture," he said, adding that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan had set a precedent for eastern Asia and the world to peacefully work out disputes.
Ma said he hoped the two sides will continue to deepen cooperation and exchanges in multiple fields, including the economy, trade, culture, science and technology and the environment. "It is of significance that we hold the ceremony here today," he said.
In April 1993, Wang Daohan, head of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, and Koo Chen-fu, the Taiwan foundation's chairman, met in Singapore, paving the way for the improvement of cross-Strait ties.
Founded in 1990 and 1991, respectively, the two bodies are non-governmental organizations authorized by Taiwan and the mainland to engage in cross-Strait talks.
Ma underlined the importance of the "1992 Consensus," saying there would have been no "Wang-Koo meeting" without the consensus. He said the "Wang-Koo meeting" led cross-Strait relations into a new era where confrontation turned into communication and negotiation replaced the use of force.
The most valuable legacy of the meeting is "holding pragmatic negotiation and seeking common ground while resolving differences," Ma said.
He said the island will further expand exchanges and push forward the establishment of representative offices of both bodies on each other's side.
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