KMT must put Taiwan over China to survive
By Paul Lin 林保華
During the nine-in-one elections last year, a popular election slogan — “Unless the Chinese Nationalist Party [KMT] falls, Taiwan will never do well” — proved to be effective. Given recent developments, I propose changing the slogan a little to: “Unless the China Party falls, Taiwan will never do well.”
There are two reasons why the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) should change its name to the China Party. First, next year’s presidential and legislative elections are national elections that involve Taiwanese sovereignty. We must cast aside parties that think of themselves as Chinese political parties and advocate unification with China, such as the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the New Party and others.
Second, there is a Taiwan-centered faction within the KMT that is setting up the “Taiwan Nationalist Party Alliance.” That is, they are abandoning the word “Chinese.” If they are sincere and not just doing this because of the election, but indeed acknowledge that Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country that is not part of “one China,” then we are of one family. Although elections are a competition, we should all protect Taiwanese sovereignty and build a future for Taiwan together, regardless of whether we win or lose an election.
