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DEMOCRACY & PROGRESS
DPP passes guidelines to establish ChinaAfairs Committee
The DPP passed the Guidelines
for Establishing the DPP China
Affairs Committee at the Central
Standing Committee on No-
vember 21, 2012.
DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang
said that the DPP has the re-
sponsibility and commitment to
make its China policy to ad-
vance Taiwans interest and to
strengthen Taiwans democracy.
To this end, the DPP establishes
a China Affairs Committee.
Chair Su also said that Tai-
wan faces a powerful China
with opportunities and risks, and
that Taiwan must have a China
policy with strategic depth. Its
China policy also needs to be
firmly based on a Taiwan con-
sensus.
He explained that the Tai-
wan consensus is already estab-
lished and deeply rooted in Tai-
wan. It is the common identifi-
cation of values accumulated
through time and effort. When
he first presented the concept of
Taiwan consensus in 2011, he
indicated that Taiwans survival
is paramount and Taiwans de-
mocracy is our cornerstone, and
also said that Taiwan must sus-
tain its development while the
future of Taiwan should be de-
cided by the 23 million Taiwan-
ese people.
He indicated that the Taiwan
consensus can be exemplified by
the DPPs 1999 Resolution Re-
garding Taiwans Future, which
declared Taiwan status as al-
ready sovereign and independ-
ent, with a national title the Re-
public of China according to its
current Constitution, has no mu-tual jurisdiction with the Peo-
ples Republic of China, and any
change of the status quo must be
approved by the people through
a referendum. Chair Su said that
this resolution has been a firm
position of the DPP, and one
decade after the adoption of the
resolution, this position has be-
come mainstream in Taiwan.
Chair Su also said that Tai-
wan is now facing new chal-
lenges with a changing China. In
the past, China was just an en-
tity on the other side of the Tai-
wan Strait with a rigid policy,
but now China has entrenched
into Taiwan society with sub-
tlety. Facing the new circum-
stances, Taiwan must work
closer with each other to adopt
policies that are more flexible.
Chair Su further elaboratedthat in creating this committee,
he has worked hard to consult
with opinion leaders extensively.
Even though they might differ in
their views, all agreed that the
starting point must be the same,
which is to serve the best inter-
ests of Taiwan.
Chair Su gave his special ap-preciation to Mr. Frank Hsieh,
former chairman of the DPP and
former premier of Taiwan, for
his deep insights on China.
Chair Su said that even though
he originally intended to appoint
Mr. Hsieh as committee chair-
man, he gave it much thinking
and decided that it was a respon-
sibility that he must shoulderhimself, which is a viewpoint
that Mr. Hsieh shared. He con-
tinued by saying that since he
announced the idea of establish-
ing the committee, Mr. Hsieh
had demonstrated to him with
much wisdom in finding a solu-
tion for Taiwan, which he was
grateful for.
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Chair Su appealed to the party
and the Taiwan public to sit
down and discuss pressing
China policies so that the coun-
try can unite for a better future
of Taiwan.
The contents of the guide-
lines are highlighted below:
Article 1
In order to set the policy direc-
tion for Taiwan in regards to
China and cross strait ex-
changes, to protect Taiwans
sovereignty, to ensure peace in
the Taiwan Strait and to ensure
the development of cross strait
relations with equality and reci-
procity, the DPP hereby estab-
lishes the China Affairs Com-
mittee (hereinafter referred to
as the Committee) and adoptsthe guidelines for its establish-
ment.
Article 2
Objectives of the Committee
shall include:
- To study the politics, economy
and society of China;
- To research and analyze the
future of cross strait relations;
- To research and analyze cross
strait policies;
- To study the policy and prin-
ciples for exchanges between
the party and China; and
- To study issues related to
cross strait and regional situa-
tions.
Article 3
The Department of China Af-
fairs shall take the staff respon-
sibility for the Committee.
Article 4
The Committee shall consist of
7 to 9 members, including the
Chair of the Party who shall
serve as the convener. Other
committee members shall be
nominated by the Chairman to
be approved by the Central
Standing Committee. The
members have the same term
period as the Chair.
Article 5
The Chair may appoint advisors
to the Committee; who have the
same term period as the Chair.
Article 6
The Committee shall meet once
every two months; provisionalmeetings shall be called upon
necessity. The committee meet-
ings shall be chaired by the
convener, and in the case of his
absence, the convener may ap-
point another committee mem-
ber to serve as acting convener.
Article 7
Decisions of the Committee
shall be submitted to the Cen-
tral Standing Committee for
further deliberation or actions.
Article 8
The guidelines shall take effect
on the date of adoption.
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DPP announces appointment of JosephWu as DPP representative to the U.S.
DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang announced in
a press conference on Nov. 12 that he has
appointed current executive director of
the DPPs Policy Research Committee,
Mr. Joseph Wu, as the DPP representa-
tive to the U.S.
Joseph Wu has a strong affinity in
US and DPP policy, and with closer in-teraction with him, I dont need to con-
sider another candidate, Chair Su said.
I strongly believe that he will clearly
express the DPPs standpoints and that he
will make sure that messages from the
U.S. are carried back. I have high hopes that
Taiwan-U.S. relations will become even better and
progress even further under Josephs presence.
Chair Su said that in order to establish mutualtrust and show the DPPs goodwill intentions, the
DPP has already notified the U.S. side about the
appointment. He said that in the upcoming period,
he will ask Mr. Wu to go to the U.S. and start the
preparations for the work ahead.
Even though the DPP has limited resources, we
must exert even greater efforts, he said.
He also mentioned that he has high hopes thatexternal parties will give the DPP support and
greater encouragement.
In Chair Sus remarks to the press, he said that
the region surrounding Taiwan has gone through
many changes, and how to strengthen Taiwan-U.S.
relations has been an important part of his role as
chair. During this time, he has invited many schol-
ars, experts and former DPP officials to hold dis-
cussions and make the necessary preparation totackle these issues.
During the US presidential election campaign,
the DPP sent a delegation comprised of DPP legis-
lators and party staff to observe both the Demo-
cratic and Republican conventions. The DPP alsosent another election observation group to watch
the events surrounding the presidential election
right on the week that voting took place.
Chair Su praised Mr. Wu for his past outstanding
service as representative to the U.S. during the DPP
administration. Also recently, Mr. Wu has been en-
gaged in discussions with many officials, scholars
and think tank experts regarding U.S.-Taiwan rela-
tions, traveling frequently to the U.S. and becomingfamiliar with both international and domestic poli-
tics as executive director of the Policy Research
Committee.
Mr. Wu said in his remarks that he gladly ac-
cepts the position, willing to work hard and give it
his all despite clear results not being immediately
conspicuous. He explained that the role of the
DPPs representative to the U.S. is to engage with
US officials, think tank experts, academics, mediaand members of the Taiwan overseas community.
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DPP calls President Mas administrationto take immediate action against threats to
Taiwans media environmentOn Nov.16, DPP Chair Su
Tseng-chang declared the DPPs
position regarding the Next Me-
dia Group purchase at a press
conference. Forty DPP legisla-
tors also stood behind Chair Su
to urge President Ma Ying-
jeous administration to take
immediate action toward the
Next Media Group acquisition
deal, which may lead to a media
conglomeration and jeopardize
Taiwans freedom of speech.
At a meeting with the DPP
Legislative Caucus, Chair Su
also made a petition with all
DPP legislators to oppose deals
involving the Want Want China
Times and the Next Media
Group. Chair Su said that these
media mergers represented more
than just ordinary business deals
because they could cause serious
impact to our national security,
producing greater damage to
Taiwans democracy. The DPP
Legislative Caucus in turn pro-
posed amendments to the Radio
and Television Act, the Cable
Television Act and the Satellite
Broadcasting Act to prevent a
media monopoly.
The DPP also requested the
Fair Trade Commission (FTC),
the National Communications
Commission (NCC) and the Fi-
nancial Supervisory Commis-
sion (FSC) to each exercise their
responsibilities and adopt strict
guidelines to ensure that deals
such as these reflect public in-
terests.
Chair Su also called on
President Ma to express his po-
sition before further damages to
Taiwans media environment are
caused, and he also urged Presi-
dent Mas administration to take
immediate action to prevent the
worsening of this condition. He
said that the media industry will
be largely impacted and peo-
ples right to know will vanish
if this deal is allowed.
Chair Su further mentioned
that freedom of speech in Tai-
wan has regressed since Presi-
dent Mas administration began.
With the Want Want China
Times Group merger and now
again with the acquisition of the
Next Media Group, the people
have started to worry about
press freedom in Taiwan. He
urged the Taiwanese public to
stand up and protect Taiwans
democracy and press freedom.
Democracy does not sustain
solely depending on the practice
of elections, and without free-
dom of information, if we the
people lose the right to know, all
our sacrifices towards democ-
racy will be in vain, he said.
On Nov. 19, Chair Su and
DPP Legislative Caucus Conve-
ner Ker Chien-ming, DPP Legis-
lative Caucus Secretary-General
Pan Men-an, and DPP Legisla-
tors: Tsai Chi-chang, Wu Ping-
rui, Lin Tai-hua,Wu Yi-chen,
Yao Wen-chih, Liu Chien-kuo,
Tien Chiu-chin and Lee Kun-
tse, all together issued a state-
ment over the Next Media sale.
The statement raises the
awareness among the public that
media monopoly and the influ-
ence from China will be a cata-
strophic impact to Taiwans de-
mocracy, further damaging free-
dom of speech and freedom of
information. As the DPP has
been promoting Taiwan towards
deeper democratization, the
party stands strongly in opposi-
tion towards the media deal.
The statement says:
1. We urge President Ma
Ying-jeou to comment
President Ma must express
his views regarding this con-
troversial case. From the
Want Want China Times
merger deal to the Next Me-
dia Group sale, the issue has
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caused a great deal of con-
troversy among civic soci-
ety. There are suspicions that
China has injected control
behind the business deal.
Nevertheless, President Ma
has not responded to any
questions or made any
comments about these media
deals. We urge President Ma
to express his views and for
his administration to take a
position on the case immedi-
ately.
2. We urge all related minis-
tries to exercise their re-
sponsibilities
Government agencies, in-
cluding the Fair Trade
Commission, the Financial
Supervisory Commission(FSC), the National Com-
munications Commission
(NCC), the Ministry of Eco-
nomic Affairs, and the Min-
istry of Justice must all as-
sume their responsibilities
and look in detail the con-
tents of these media deals.
3. The DPP will unite with
civic groups and take ac-
tion
The DPP will collaborate
with civic groups about pos-
sible measures to oppose the
acquisition.
4. We urge the public to par-
ticipate
The sale of the Next Media
Group should not be consid-
ered as a simple business
transaction. It interferes intothe soundness of Taiwans
media environment and it
encroaches on the guaran-
tees for freedom of expres-
sion. Additionally, there are
suspicions of Chinese in-
volvement. The DPP urges
the public and civic groups
to safeguard Taiwans de-
mocracy joining together
and show our determination
to protect Taiwans interests.
Nov. 26 - DPPChair Su Tseng-chang makes a visitto students sitting-in to demand the
government to pre-vent media mo-nopolies and re-
spect freedom ofexpression.
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KMT must agree to hold national afairsconference
Seeing the failed attempts to resolve the crisis on
Taiwans social security and pension system, DPP
Former Chair Dr. Tsai Ing-wen called on President
Ma Ying-jeous administration to hold a national
affairs conference for an open and honest dialogue
with representatives from all sectors of society,
hoping to forge public consensus on the now ail-
ing pension system. DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang
applauded this call by Dr. Tsai and strongly wel-
comed her initiative.
Responding to Dr. Tsais call, the PresidentialOffice released a press statement on Nov. 12 re-
jecting the proposal, saying that instead, the issue
should be discussed in meetings between govern-
mental officials. However, the Presidential Office
Spokesperson, Mr. Fan Chiang Tai-chi, said that
President Ma would send an invitation to opposi-
tion leaders.
The DPP will continue standing firm on itsstance, reasserted DPP Spokesperson Lin Chun-
hsien. He said that the DPP will continue to de-
mand and hold a national affairs conference as
soon as possible to discuss the controversial issues
of both the failing social security and the pension
system.
Mr. Lin also added that it is time for PresidentMa to shoulder the responsibility of bringing-in
public participation to resolve the current national
crisis as social security intertwines with the core
interest and welfare of every individual, and now
it is in danger of going bankrupt, causing the pub-
lic already to panic.
At the DPP Legislative Caucus Meeting onNov. 16, Chair Su again called on the administra-
tion of President Ma to convene a national affairs
conference. Chair Su said that the labor pension
fund and other social security funds, like labor
insurance for example, have stacked up fifteen
trillion Taiwan dollars in debt. He said that this
has brought tensions within our society that might
lead to further social conflict.
This is more than a financial problem, but anational crisis indeed. Both the DPP headquarters,
our party members as well as our legislative cau-
cus are all standing firmly on this standpoint,which is to insist on convening a national affairs
conference, Chair Su said.
The DPP Legislative Caucus has already cre-ated a proposal to hold the national affairs confer-
ence at the Legislative Yuan. Meanwhile, DPP
caucus members are forming a consensus on or-
ganizing the Pension Fund Special Committee and
the Four Government Funds Review Committee
at the Legislative Yuan. Chair Su said that the ac-cumulated liability of the five pension funds in-
creased nearly two trillion during President Mas
administration, and it continues to increase.
To further gather public support, the DPP hascreated a website to engage attention on the na-
tional affairs conference, hoping to gather more
signatures and to achieve social consensus to dis-
cuss ways to solve the problem. The website can
be found at:
http://campaign.tw-npo.org/sign.php?id=2012111
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DPP condemns China for new passports
The DPPs Central Standing Committee of Nov.
28 issued a statement condemning China forincluding parts of Taiwan (Nantou Countys Sun
Moon Lake and Hualien Countys Chingshui
Cliffs) as Chinese territory into their new pass-
ports. The statement criticizes China for violat-
ing Taiwans sovereignty and damaging mutual
trust, and it also denounces President Ma Ying-
jeous response to China as weak.
During Chinas 18th National Party Congress,
China proclaimed that they will consistently
adopt the peaceful development approach and
that it will persist in treating its neighbors right-
eously and as partners.
DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang said that the Chi-
nese new passports incident, however, displayed
that China is picking and choosing only what
benefits them from their peaceful develop-
ment foreign policy, and because now more
than ever, they wish to emphasize their sover-
eign authority over the disputed territories, they
are having more contentions with neighboring
countries, which is extremely damaging to re-
gional peace and stability.
The DPP believes that the only solution is
for China to embrace the spirit of equality, mu-
tual trust and respect for the sovereignty of
other countries, and China must assume the role
of a responsible larger power in order to really
implement their goal of peaceful development.
Chair Su further emphasized that Taiwan is a
sovereign and independent country, and it has
no mutual jurisdiction with the Peoples Repub-
lic of China. For China to issue the new Chinese
passports that include as their territory the Tai-
wan territories of Nantou and Hualien Counties
is a clear violation of Taiwans sovereignty, and
it is not helping to establishing mutual trust, he
said.
Regarding the governments responses by
Taiwan to China, Chair Su said that the DPP
strongly condemns them as very weak, and both
the passive response from the Presidential Of-
fice spokesperson and the Mainland Affairs
Council lacked counter measures against China.
The DPP, besides raising the severest of ob-
jections towards China, requests the Chinese
government to immediately correct this type of
damage to the status quo in order to avoid unfa-
vorable diplomatic circumstances. We also de-
mand President Ma to immediately hold an in-
ternational press conference and announce to
the international community the reality that the
sovereignties of Taiwan and China have no mu-
tual jurisdiction. President Ma must also direct
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
the Interior and the Mainland Affairs Council to
adopt the necessary counter measures to protect
Taiwans sovereignty. The DPP Legislative
Caucus will rigidly supervise on these govern-
ment entities in order to exert all its efforts into
performing the task of protecting Taiwans sov-
ereignty.
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DPP condemns Taiwans MOFA for visarejection to Dalai LAMA
On Nov. 22, Taiwans Ministry of Foreign Af-
fairs (MOFA) gave the excuse of the timing is
not right to deny a visa request by the Interna-
tional Federation of Business and Professional
Women (BPW) to invite His Holiness the Dalai
Lama to visit Taiwan.
In regards to MOFAs visa rejection, the
DPP has severely criticized MOFAs response.
Director of the DPPs Department of Interna-tional Affairs Mr. Liu Shih-chung said that
MOFA was violating the values of international
democratic societies, and he also said this move
greatly damages Taiwans international image.
When His Holiness the Dalai Lama makes
visits to foreign countries, he is usually received
by national leaders, Mr. Liu said. His spirit of
peace and human compassion has never been
unwelcome.
Mr. Liu said that in 2009, when Southern
Taiwan experienced the lashing of Typhoon
Morakot, His Holiness came to Taiwan to ex-
press his care for Taiwan. He said that it was
regrettable that President Ma Ying-jeou, who
initially rejected foreign assistance, also made a
passive reaction during His Holiness visit and
didnt make the time to meet him personally.
Mr. Liu further denounced MOFA for de-
nying BPW Internationals request to invite His
Holiness to visit Taiwan. He said that being an
international organization that was planning to
host a meeting in Taiwan, this was a great op-
portunity to promote Taiwans image, and it was
a grave error for the government to reject a visit
request for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Mr. Liu added, His Holiness the Dalai
Lama has received wide support from demo-
cratic countries around the world mainly be-
cause he represents the spirit of peace and non-
violence in the pursuit of freedom. His Holiness
has also expressed deep appreciation for human
rights and democracy, therefore, there shouldnt
be any issues regarding timing. The DPP
strongly supports the pursuit of freedom and
human rights by the Tibetan people, and it
warmly welcomes His Holiness to visit Taiwan.We hope that President Mas administration can
immediately correct this type of behavior that
damages Taiwans international image.
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DPP extends invitation to Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi to visit Taiwan
A DPP delegation that included DPP Depart-
ment of International Affairs Director Liu Shih-chung and DPP Legislator Yeh Yi-jin, attended
an annual meeting of the Council of Asian Lib-
erals and Democrats (CALD) in Bangkok. The
meeting focused on Burmas democratic transi-
tion and climate change, and it was held from
Nov. 16 to 19.
In the conference, aside from sharing the
Taiwan democratization experience, Mr. Liu
expressed the utmost respect to the CALD dele-gations and support of the Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on behalf of
the DPP and DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang, who
also extended an invitation for her to visit Tai-
wan.
The conference coincided with US President
Barack Obamas visit to Thailand, Burma and
Cambodia. US President Obama will pay his
first visit to Burma and Cambodia afterwards as
well as attending the East Asia Summit. This
has raised the discussion over whether US hasthe intention of enhancing US-Burma relations
in order to contain China.
Mr. Liu said that Chair Su is paying great
attention to the dynamics of US-China relations
following the US presidential election and
Chinas recent 18th National Congress, which
will have strong impact on Taiwans security
strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
CALD is an international organization
formed by democratic political parties from
Asian countries. The DPP is a founding member
of CALD.
A DPP delegationattended the Coun-cil of Asian Liber-als and Democratsin Bangkok focus-ing on Burmasdemocratic transi-tion and climatechange from Nov.16 to 19.
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DPP hopes to continue strengtheningTaiwan-U.S. relations after US presiden-
tial election
As the world watches the 2012 US Presiden-
tial Election, the DPP also paid attention to
this event by organizing a series of local fo-
rums and visits to the U.S.
DPP Chair Su Tseng-chang said at a fo-
rum that he hoped to continue strengthening
Taiwan-U.S. relations in order to exert hisgreatest efforts to promote peace in the Asia
Pacific region.
On Nov. 6, the DPP organized a session
regarding the 2012 US Presidential Election
as part of the Open Studio Conference Series
to discuss the latest developments regarding
the election and the possible impact on the
future of Taiwan-US relations, including the
challenges to the Asia Pacific region as well
as influences to the current international dip-
lomatic situation.
Ms. Joanne Chang Jaw-ling, professor at
Academia Sinica, Mr. Joseph Wu, executive
director of the DPP's Policy Research Com-
mittee and Mr. Liu Shih-chung were the dis-
cussants at the forum.
Chair Su said at the Open Studio forum
that the DPP and the U.S. have actively en-
gaged in exchanges, and in the future, he
hoped to continue strengthening Taiwan-U.S.
relations. He said that the US presidential election
to be carried out this year is an event that attracts
worldwide attention, and he sends his best wishes
for a successful election.
A week prior to the election, the U.S. was hard hit
by Hurricane Sandy, and Chair Su had expressed
his condolences over the casualties caused.
After the election results were announced,
Chair Su, in a letter, congratulated President Ba-
rack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden for
Legislators Lee Ying-yuan and Lee Chun-yi at the Demo-cratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolinain early September.
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DPP hopes to continue strengtheningTaiwan-U.S. relations after US presiden-
tial election
their successful re-election as well as to the newly
elected congress and senate for their success.
Meanwhile, he expressed his highest respect and
admiration to the American people for success-
fully exercising democracy.
Also at the end of August, the DPP sent delega-tions comprised of DPP legislators and senior
party executives to observe the Republican and
Democratic conventions. Meanwhile, Mr. Wu and
Mr. Liu paid several visits to officials and strate-
gists in Washington, D.C. With the arrival of
newly-appointed AIT Director Christopher J. Ma-
rut, the DPP had initiated interactions with Mr.
Marut in an effort to encourage future coopera-
tion.
During the week in which the election took
place, the DPP sent another delegation to observe
the last-minute campaign rallies and result count.
This delegation was comprised of a city councilor
and senior party executives for the purpose of
promoting more understanding of US political
parties and democracy in action.
During the week ofthe US presidentialelection, the DPP
sent a delegation towatch the last-minutecampaign. Here thedelegation is visitingU.S. RepresentativeGrace Meng in NewYork.
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DPP makes three ap-peals to Chinas new
leadership
The Peoples Republic of China has made a change
in its leadership during the 18th National Congress
of the Communist Party of China (CPC). On Nov.
15, the DPP issued a statement making three appeals
to the CPC.
First, the DPP appeals to the new leaders to carry
out economic, civic and political reform in order to
respond to the needs of its people.
Second, the DPP also appeals to the new leaders to
fully recognize China as a rising power, positively
assuming its international responsibilities and make
a greater contribution to global peace.
Third, the DPP appeals to the new generation of the
CPC to exercise new thinking around cross strait
issue with greater respect for public opinion in Tai-
wan, based on a broader vision and deeper under-
standing of the differences, adopting the principles
of peace, equality and reciprocity in order to main-
tain stability and peace between the two sides and in
the Asia Pacific region.
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