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進入《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 KMT’s Hung stokes fears over WHO lean to China
Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu, right, introduces new KMT Secretary-General Mo Tien-hu during a Central Standing Committee meeting at the party’s headquarters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
PARTY"S ONLY CARD: Hung said the reference to UN Resolution 2758 in the WHO’s invitation to Taiwan for the annual WHA is a warning from Beijing to the DPP
By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu （洪秀柱） yesterday urged the Democratic Progressive Party （DPP） to face the underlying problems posed by the citation of UN Resolution 2758 in Taiwan’s invitation for this year’s World Health Assembly （WHA）, which she said could be a precursor to a full-blown campaign by Beijing against Taipei’s participation in international organizations.
“The key to Taiwan’s abundant achievements in the area of foreign affairs during the KMT’s tenure of the past eight years is stable cross-strait ties, which have been sustained by the [so-called] ‘1992 consensus’ and the mutual good will that accompanies the ‘consensus,’” Hung said at a meeting of the KMT’s Central Standing Committee yesterday afternoon.
Expressing concerns that the achievements could be nullified by the DPP’s opposition to the “1992 consensus,” Hung said that the party’s stance could also put an end to the unofficial diplomatic truce between Taipei and Beijing and make it all the more difficult for Taiwan to participate in international organizations.
The “1992 consensus” — a term former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi （蘇起） admitted making up in 2000 — refers to a tacit understanding between the KMT and the Chinese government that both sides acknowledge there is “one China,” with each side having its own interpretation of what “China” means.
Hung said the reference to UN Resolution 2758 in the WHO’s invitation for the annual WHA, which is to be held from May 23 to May 28 in Geneva, Switzerland, is a warning from Beijing to the DPP.
“The DPP must realize one thing: That Beijing chose to bring the ‘one China’ principle from the level of a cross-strait consensus to the level of a UN resolution is a sign that Beijing is preparing to launch a full-scale boycott against Taipei’s participation in international organizations,” Hung said.
Adopted by the UN General Assembly on Oct. 25, 1971, Resolution 2758 recognized the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and expelling the representatives of former president Chiang Kai-shek （蔣介石） from the UN and all related organizations.
KMT caucus deputy secretary-general Johnny Chiang （江啟臣） said no acts of belittlement can compare to being isolated by the international community.
“The new DPP government should abandon its opposition mindset and adopt an open and practical attitude toward the ‘1992 consensus’ and ‘one China, with different interpretations,’” Chiang said, adding that the DPP’s narrow-mindedness would only impede any opportunities Taiwan has to participate in international organizations.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
