CHEN'S 'FOUR WANTS' MARK NO SHIFT FROM 'FOUR NOES' POLICY: PREMIER
ROC Central News Agency
2007-03-06 17:03:47
Taipei, March 6 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian's Sunday remarks about Taiwan's sovereignty and cross-Taiwan Strait relations marked no shift from the "four noes" policy laid out in his 2000 inauguration speech, Premier Su Tseng-chang said Tuesday.
Su made the comments while answering questions from main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Wu Yu-sheng, who accused Chen of deviating from his "four noes" policy by proclaiming the "four wants" position Sunday during a dinner party marking the 25th anniversary of the Washington, D. C.-based pro-independence Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA).
According to Su, Chen's "four wants" declaration for the country -- seeking independence, "rectification" of its official designation, a new constitution and development -- is only a description of the present cross-strait situation in which Taiwan is a sovereignty independent of China.
The president's "four wants" voice an aspiration to underscore Taiwan's identity and do not go against his previous "four noes" pledge, Su insisted.
Su admitted that Chen had informed him of his plan to proclaim the "four wants" prior to the FAPA gathering, but that he did not relay the message to Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang and Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu.
While Huang said that Chen's talks were merely a reiteration of his past statements, Wu claimed that "there is no need for Su to inform me of that because what Chen said Sunday evening does not breach his standing or contradict the long-term goals of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
(By Flor Wang)
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