Oct. 22,1998---Madeleine Kobel Albright, Kofi A. Annan

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Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation
B16F, No.3 Ta-Tun 2St.
Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
October 22, 1998.

Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
   Mr. Kofi A. Annan,

In Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui yesterday (October 20, 1998) urged mainland China to face up to the really that Taiwan and mainland China are under separate rules and that constructive dialogue should be continued to pave the way for future reunification.

Essentially, Taipei, through those unprecedented high-level talks, unreservedly let Beijing understand where is stands on a number of most contentious issue between the two long-time political rivals.

A. Taipei said it cannot accept Beijing's stance on the "one China" issue, that the communist People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of China. Taipei maintained that the China it refers to is the Republic of China---the Republic established nearly a century ago that has been in exile on the island of Taiwan since 1949.

B. Taipei told the mainland leaders that it strongly opposes Beijing's unrelenting campaign to isolate the ROC in the international community and indicated it would not cease its effort to develop foreign relations despite the communist intervention.

C. Taipei categorically rejected Beijing's "one country, two systems" formula for Taiwan's reunification with the Chinese mainland by suggesting, instead, that the key to national unification is a democratization of the mainland.

D. Beijing's leaders may need time to study these positions of Taipei's, as personally conveyed by Koo.

They may respond only in two possible ways, however, one is to get angry with Taipei about its oppositions on those relevant bilateral issues, and to continue trying to press Taipei for compliance with its policies.

Mainland leaders, in their meetings with Koo, reiterated their demand to start talks about political issues, beginning with negotiations on an agreement to end the decades-old state of hostility between Taiwan and the mainland.

This idea sounds reasonable, but Beijing insists that Taipei must first accept its "one-China" principles as the precondition for the negotiation of a peace agreement., an implication that Taiwan must recognize the PRC and compromise its own political sovereignty to win Beijing's renouncement of using force against this island.

This is a major reason why the vast majority of the people here prefer the status quo, rather than undergo reunification with the mainland.

Taiwan is a democratic society and the government cannot possibly agree to any arrangements for unification with the mainland without the support of its people and the approval of the parliament.

Mainland China Tuesday (Oct. 21, 1998) ruled out any participation by Taiwan in an international project to build two nuclear reactors for North Korea to halt Pyongyang's suspect nuclear development program.

Beijing said " As a province of China, Taiwan does not qualify to participate in its affairs, China opposes Taiwan's participation in any form in KEDO affairs."

So as vice Premier Qian Qichen said that in international rights forum "There are many different social systems in the world and all place great importance on human rights." " European nations promote individual rights, while Asian nations emphasize community rights and responsibility to the family and society" he added.

Contrary to human rights; "Taiwan is a part of mainland China's family, so we will do our way, force Taiwan to surrender." That Beijing's thinking.

Human rights is human rights only. Human born equal, not any countries or community can hurt basic right of human, is that so ?

Taiwan need your support!

 

Sincerely Yours,
Yang Hsu-Tung.
President of
Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation

 

 

 

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