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Taiwan pledges continued adherence to '1992 consensus'

ROC Central News Agency

2010/08/12 13:31:26

Taipei, Aug. 12 (CNA) Taiwan will seek continued improvement of relations with China based on the "1992 consensus, " which has served as the most important basis for the development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations, the Presidential Office said Thursday.

Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said that to Taiwan, the so-called "1992 consensus" means "one China, separate interpretations."

"As to 'one China, ' we are referring to the Republic of China, " Lo said, highlighting Taiwan's difference with China on the content of the "1992 consensus" and "one China."

Li Yafei, vice president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, said on Wednesday that sticking to an anti-independence stance and the "1992 consensus" has allowed Taiwan and China to build trust and avoid confrontation over the past two years.

Li said the consensus means "separately verbalizing the 'one China' principle adhered to by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait."

Lo agreed that the "1992 consensus" has allowed the two sides to accumulate trust and goodwill, saying that it eventually led them toward reconciliation and cooperation.

The government will continue to follow the "1992 consensus" and the policy of "no unification, no independence, no use of force" to pursue cross-strait peace and prosperity, he said. (By Lee Shu-hua and Y.F. Low) ENDITEM/bc