2020年10月7日 星期三

Legislative Yuan Unanimously Passes KMT Resolution on Restoration of Official ROC-US Relations

Legislative Yuan Unanimously Passes KMT Resolution on Restoration of Official ROC-US Relations

October 7, 2020

 

Yesterday (10/6), the Kuomintang (KMT) proposed a resolution to restore official ROC-US diplomatic ties. This has always been our ultimate goal and highest hope regarding ROC-US relations. Thus, the KMT expresses utmost disappointment at Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), who have bypassed the legislative process to alter the ROC-US bilateral relationship. All foreign policies must be subject to extensive dialogue and scrutiny in the Legislative Yuan before they are implemented.

 

In another resolution, the Legislative Yuan requests the US government to assist Taiwan in the case of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military attack. Although the final decision to assist Taiwan lies in the hands of Washington, US support for Taiwan also first requires a direct request from the ROC government. Thus, this resolution differs from the idea of US permanent assistance of Taiwan's defense, and its terms also differ from those of a mutual defense treaty; the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) should have no reason to oppose it.

 

Naturally, the DPP is trying to increase its political leverage by launching an offensive against this indisputable resolution. Premier Su Tseng-chang claims that the reason the ROC doesn’t presently have official diplomatic ties with the US is “all because of KMT actions”. Rather than castigating the CCP and US politicians who are sacrificing the ROC's interests, Premier Su has instead decided to pin the blame domestically on the KMT. This indicates that he does not genuinely agree with our resolution.

 

The Legislative Yuan’s decision to unanimously pass both of the KMT’s resolutions shows that the DPP has finally agreed to reorient our government towards the core interests of the people of the ROC. "Being close to the US" is a must but establishing stronger ROC-US relations should never come at the expense of our national interests and citizens' livelihoods.

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