Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde has reiterated that "Taiwan has become independent of sovereignty" and does not have to announce Taiwan's independence separately, and emphasizes that it will continue to maintain the current situation of the Taiwan Strait in Tsai Ing -wen in Taiwan.
Lai Qingde accepted an exclusive interview with the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) and Yomiuri News on Thursday (October 5) to express his views on issues such as Taiwan -Japan relations, cross -strait relations, election situations, regional cooperation and economy.
According to the interview published by NHK and Yomiuri News, Lai Qingde said in an interview: "Taiwan has already sovereignty and independence. If it is not sovereignty independence, how can there be a presidential election? So there is no need to announce Taiwan's independence."
He said that his work is to protect Taiwan's sovereignty, enhance democracy, peace and prosperity, and create the happiness of the people of Taiwan.
When asked about the significance of the 2024 presidential election to the future of Taiwan, Lai Qingde described that this presidential election is a choice between "dictatorship and democracy".The continuation of the democratic constitutional system and the peace and stability of the Indo -Pacific region.
Lai Qingde said that as the President of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has the responsibility to win the election, allowing Taiwan to continue to grow on the road of democracy, so that the descendants of Taiwan's descendants can enjoy the happiness of democracy, freedom, and human rights.At the same time, it also defends the status quo of sovereignty.
Lai Qingde also mentioned that he will continue Tsai Ing -wen's "four persistence" routes, maintain the status quo on both sides of the strait, and maintain the security of the Taiwan Strait and region with the "four pillars" peaceful action plan.
Tsai Ing -wen first proposed the "four persistence" in the 2021 Double Ten talks, including "the constitutional system that always adheres to the constitutional government of freedom and democracy", "adheres to the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China without being affiliated with each other" "insist on sovereignty"It is impossible to violate and swallow" "to adhere to the future of the Republic of China, we must follow the will of all the people of Taiwan."
In response to the situation of the Taiwan Strait, Lai Qingde criticized mainland China to continue to threaten through force to force Taiwan to accept "the 1992 consensus on the basis of a Chinese principle", and accepted this set of principles directly or indirectly in the wild camp.
He criticized the sovereignty of Taiwan in order to communicate with the opposite side in order to negotiate with the other side. It is a method of inverted and incubation at the end of the camp. It is not good for Taiwan and does not meet the mainstream public opinion of Taiwan.
Lai Qingde said, "In the future, I am willing to communicate and cooperate with the mainland under the premise of peering and dignity to enhance the well -being of the people on both sides of the strait."The possibility of cooperation is to solve the people's problems first and embark on the right path.
When talking about Taiwan -Japan relations, Lai Qingde said that the people of Taiwan and Japan were deeply emotional, and the two sides also enjoyed close contact in economic and trade.Japan is the third largest trading country in Taiwan. The total bilateral trade has reached 88.2 billion yuan (USD, the same below, about S $ 120.6 billion).
He said that in the future, he will carry out comprehensive cooperation with Japan, including strengthening the economic links between the two parties, and strive to make the bilateral economic and trade amount exceed 100 billion yuan.
