Former Taiwanese leader My ying-juou proposed that the unification between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is made peacefully and democratically – rejecting the appeal or the threat of force.
In a rare moment not scripted during a speech on the continent on Thursday, MA explicitly expressed its point of view on unification for the first time during its four visits to continental China.
“My post is that the two sides of the Strait should continue the peaceful and democratic unification,” said MA, who was the Taiwan chief from 2008 to 2016 and is also the former president of Kuomintang (KMT), friendly on the continent.
His current trip started on June 14 and ends on Friday.
He made these remarks during a Chinese cultural event in DunhuangA city in the province of Gansu, United Daily News from Taiwan reported on Thursday.
He then clarified that unification should not be carried out by “the use or threat of force” and must “respect the will of the Taiwan people”, according to the report.
Comments – delivered out of descriptions during a carefully organized visit – were sent to around 180 participants, especially Song TaoHead of the Taiwan business continent.
