According to the Hong Kong China Review News Agency, the Kuomintang conducted a by-election of the Party Chairman, and there were differences within the Party on cross-strait discourse. Tainan Municipal Party Committee Chairman and Tainan Municipal Councilor Xie Longjie said in an interview with China Review News Agency that the "1992 Consensus" has been stigmatized in recent years, and there is no newness to the new generation. Once again, it has put forward old arguments and cannot be favored. How to win the recognition of the new generation is an important topic at present.
Xie Longjie was re-elected as a city council member for five terms in Tainan, and won 23,000 votes in 2018 as the highest vote in Tainan council election. He commented on current affairs with his fluent Minnan language and became an internet celebrity.
Regarding the view of the existence and abolition of the "1992 Consensus", Xie Longjie said that the "1992 Consensus" is a very important basis for cross-strait interaction. In the past, because the Kuomintang had few discussions and the Democratic Progressive Party exhausted all resources and voice to smear, and the implementation of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong has been stigmatized. The DPP cleverly operates the "one country, two systems equals the 1992 Consensus." The Kuomintang did not strongly refute this. The stigmatization of the "1992 Consensus" has led to the Kuomintang, which has defended "sovereignty" for many years, being labeled as supporting the "1992 Consensus".
Xie Longjie believes that if the "1992 Consensus" is to be changed, it is not just that the Party Chairman alone said it. The party's line should be planned and then moved. Through discussion and debate, we should strengthen the discussion and make the line clear; cross-strait interaction involves factors such as Beijing and international, so we must obtain a foundation that everyone can accept to win the peaceful and stable development of cross-strait. Taiwan itself has limited resources and has long relied on trade and export. Economic development is related to world connectivity. How to make cross-strait peace and stability so that Taiwan's economy can continue to flourish.
Xie Longjie said that after the Democratic Progressive Party came to power in 2016, the Kuomintang was at a disadvantage in cross-strait discourse. Not having resources is certainly one of the reasons, but the important reason is that when the Kuomintang is unwilling to do discourse, it is easy to be labeled and stigmatized. This is the first problem that the party needs to reorganize. Secondly, the new generation has no new feeling about the "1992 Consensus". In recent years, the Kuomintang has put forward old arguments again and cannot be favored. How to win the recognition of the new generation is an important topic at present.
China Review News Agency asked, will the Kuomintang continue to maintain relations with mainland China in the future? How to interact?
Xie Longjie said that the interaction between the Kuomintang and the mainland, Japan and the United States is the same. The Kuomintang is more rational, and is clear about the importance of maintaining peace and development between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. He knows that war will make many families pay a very painful price. The Kuomintang will not abandon its relationship with the mainland and avoid the situation of war between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Xie Longjie emphasized that cross-strait communication is not one-way, but two-way communication . The future development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait requires time to understand each other, and many misunderstandings can be solved easily.
From the recent handling of the chartered flight incident of Taiwanese businessmen in Wuhan and the issue of the return of mainlanders' children to Taiwan, can we see the negative development of cross-strait relations?
Xie Longjie believes that the DPP uses epidemic prevention to do political manipulation, but it is its ruling advantage now. The DPP should not be hostile to the mainland, which will make the Taiwan Strait nervous. Tsai Ing-wen has not stepped on the "red line" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in the past four years. No matter who is in power in the future, it will have the responsibility to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck. Don’t bring the two sides to a situation of war and become the source of turmoil in the world. Don’t be a troublemaker in the international community.
