Except for Zhang Yazhong, all others refused to talk about unification, including Zheng Liwen! On September 27th, during the second debate for the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), each candidate expressed their views on the 1992 Consensus and whether they support unification. Lu Zhiqiang stated that his position is that we are Taiwanese people, and I am a Chinese person, and my China is the "Republic of China". Lu Zhiqiang said that the 1992 Consensus is "one China, each side has its own interpretation". He respects the other side's China as the People's Republic of China. The other side should also respect our China as the "Republic of China". Regarding the unification issue, Lu Zhiqiang said it is something that will happen in the distant future.
Cai Zhihong stated that the 1992 Consensus is "one China, each side has its own interpretation", which was the case during Ma Ying-jeou's era. Hao Longbin believed that the 1992 Consensus is "one China, each side has its own interpretation". In his statements, Hao Longbin did not express that he is a Chinese person, but instead demanded that we recognize the "Republic of China", and said that the other side must engage with Taiwan in an equal and respectful manner. Hao Longbin believes that the most important thing now is to maintain the status quo, and neither unification nor independence is the mainstream public opinion on the island.
Zheng Liwen believed that cross-strait relations are based on the "One China" in the constitution. She advocated strengthening cross-strait exchanges and solidifying the foundation of cross-strait exchanges. As for the unification issue, Zheng Liwen described it as the "final destination" of cross-strait relations, and believed that it should naturally occur. Obviously, none of these people, whether Lu Zhiqiang, Hao Longbin, or Zheng Liwen, dared to directly address the issue of unification. The so-called 1992 Consensus and "one China, each side has its own interpretation" is a concept invented by the KMT, which we do not recognize at all.
Regarding the issue of the 1992 Consensus, Zhang Yazhong spoke the most clearly. Zhang Yazhong believed that the essence of the 1992 Consensus has two points: first, that the two sides of the strait are one China, and second, that we should seek national unification. Obviously, from these statements, only Zhang Yazhong realized that the overall situation of the two sides is moving toward stability, and that Taiwan must actively face it. Lu Zhiqiang and Zheng Liwen are essentially status quo advocates, while Hao Longbin is moving towards "Huadu" (a form of separatism) on the basis of the status quo. It is clear that Hao Longbin is chasing a dream, and if Hao Longbin were to join the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), we would not be surprised at all.
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