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!