Lai Qingde, the current vice president who led in the polls in Taiwan, said that his so -called "pragmatic Taiwan independence" refers to Taiwan that is not part of the People's Republic of China. Taiwan is already independent.Independence and change of national name.
Lai Qingde, who is also chairman of the DPP and presidential candidates, accepted an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Business Weekly editor -in -chief of Bloomberg Business Week on July 27.The interview was launched simultaneously on Tuesday (August 15) through Bloomberg News Network and Bloomberg TV, and used the cover story of the latest issue of Bloomberg Business Weekly.
This is the first time that Lai Qingde was nominated for the President of the DPP in April, and accepted an exclusive interview with foreign media.He led the opponent in the opposition party in various polls, and his election was continued to be optimistic.Taiwan will hold the presidential election on January 13 next year.
Lai Qingde has repeatedly publicly claimed to be "pragmatic Taiwan independence workers". Beijing, who is determined to unify Taiwan, is considered a troublemaker and split.
In an exclusive interview, Lai Qingde was repeatedly questioned whether the Taiwanese or his individual personally pursued the formal independence and considered changing the name of the country.
Lai Qingde said: "We must be based on the facts. The pragmatism I call is based on the facts. This fact is that Taiwan is already a country with sovereignty independence.It is not affiliated with the People's Republic of China, and it is not necessary to declare independence. "
He emphasized that the "Republic of China" is the name of the Taiwan Constitution. The current Tsai Ing -wen united Taiwan as the name "Republic of China (Taiwan)"; if he was elected president, he would continue to promote it and would not change the country's name.
Lai Qingde also denies that there is an independent blueprint, saying that his responsibility is to maintain the current status of peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. This status is that Taiwan is a country with sovereignty independence.
As a result of the civil war of the Communist Party of China in 1949, Mao Zedong led the Chinese government to establish the People's Republic of China in mainland China. The Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai -shek retired from Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. It has been 74 years on both sides of the strait.
For the official view of China: "I don't want to be an enemy, can be friends"
Lai Qingde was also asked in an exclusive interview with the official view of the Chinese President of China. He responded that "you don't want to be an enemy, you can be friends", saying that they have common enemies and common goals.The common goal is to promote the well -being of the people on both sides of the strait.However, he also emphasized that before the mainland abandon Taiwan's martial arts, Taiwan must use preparation of warfare to deceive the threat.
Lai Qingde participated in the inauguration ceremony of Pena (also translated Beronia and Pennia) in South America's only Panana President Pana (also translated Beronia, Pennia) as a presidential envoy on August 15;After the banquet, I will return to Taiwan. It is expected to arrive at Taoyuan Airport in the early morning of August 18.
When he passed the United States on Sunday (August 13), he went to the Citi Stadium to watch a baseball game with Taiwan's representative Xiao Meiqin in the United States.Xiao Meiqin shared on Facebook the next day to share the back photos of the two wearing jerseys and shoulders. The message "Meet the old friends, it's rare to be busy!""Qing Mei Ping" partner selected the association of Zhengzheng and Vice President.
Director of the International Affairs Department of the Democratic Progressive Party, Zhao Yixiang, said in an interview on Tuesday that Lai Xiao is indeed highly complementary in gender and experience, and the DPP supporters are also looking forward to the partners of the two.Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Yongjian explained when he responded on the same day that Lai Qingde's jersey back No. 1 symbolized the diplomacy "to move forward", and Xiao Meiqin's back No. 11 represented the two feet "down -to -earth".
After Lai Qingde returned to Taiwan, whether Beijing planned to launch a new round of military exercises, when Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin responded on Tuesday, he rebuked the United States to linked to the country as a cover.Principles damage China's sovereignty and territorial integrity."China is following the development of the situation closely, and will take resolute and effective measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
The spokesman of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Sun Langfang said at a press conference on Tuesday that no major exercise of the mainland military has been performed in the Taiwan Strait so far, but this does not mean that the Taiwan army relaxes the alertness and determination of the combatance of the combat.
