Without Constitution, cross-strait ties will go nowhere: President
ROC Central News Agency
2011/06/16 23:31:03
Taipei, June 16 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that the Republic of China Constitution is very important and remains the basis upon which the government deals with relations across the Taiwan Strait.
"Without the Constitution, it will be very difficult for our government to move cross-strait ties forward," Ma said at the launch of a new book by former Premier Hau Pei-tsun, his personal interpretation of the late President Chiang Kai-shek's diaries from 1945 to 1949.
In addition to leading the ROC to victory in the eight-year War of Resistance against Japan from 1937 to 1945, Chiang also made great contributions to the enactment of the ROC Constitution, Ma said.
Although many constitutional provisions were frozen under the now-defunct Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion shortly after its implementation in 1947, the Constitution was formulated by the 450 million Chinese people and its initial implementation covered the whole of China, Ma said, adding that Taiwan also sent 18 National Assembly members to take part in the institution of the Constitution.
Ma reminded the public that whenever he touched on cross-strait issues, he has invariably mentioned that the government will promote engagement with mainland China under the ROC's constitutional framework and will abide by the principles of "no unification, no independence and no use of force" as well as the "1992 consensus" on "one China, separate interpretation."
Ma said Hau's new book will help readers better understand Chiang's contributions to the country and help clarify misunderstandings about the late president. (By Kelven Huang and Sofia Wu) enditem/J
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