A senior Taiwan affairs official of the central government says
the mainland will not impose any preconditions or limits to next
year's Taiwan election. Dialogue with Taiwan regional parties and
organizations will be conducted according to the one-China
policy.
Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State
Council Wang Zaixi says the mainland is willing to hold talks with
Taiwan regional parties and organizations which recognize the
one-China principle. He also says the mainland will not impose any
limits on next year's Taiwan election.
Wang said, "The election is totally Taiwan's regional affair.
The mainland will not impose any preconditions or limits to this
election. We do not support specific parties and their candidates,
and we are not concerned about their background. We rule out the
possibility of entering cross-Straits talks with parties which do
not recognize the one-China principle. However, our stance has
nothing to do with their elections."
The senior official says the mainland has been working hard to
improve cross-Straits relations in the past three years. But, the
Taiwan authorities refuse to accept the one-China principle, deny
the "1992 consensus reached between the two sides," and promote
Taiwan independence elements. For the last three years, the Taiwan
authorities have not shown a sincere commitment to improve the
relationship with the mainland and this is the root cause of
tension across the Straits.
(CCTV.com August 24, 2003)