Ruling Party Gives 'Stern' Support to Law Enforcement Against Independence Moves

Oct 13, 2026

Ruling party leaders publicly back enforcement of Republic of China laws in response to a Democratic Progressive Party move to insert a Taiwan independence clause into its platform. President Lee Teng-hui condemns the action as reckless and irresponsible, urges peaceful equality across the Taiwan Strait, and calls for stronger constitutional reform. The KMT Central Standing Committee and senior officials outline severe measures and insist the state must not waver in preserving the constitutional order and One China premise.

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President Lee Teng-hui Statement

President on DPP Dispute

900N.Western Ave.Suite 101,LosAngoles,CA90029 AddresCorrestion Requested Bu旅Bal6 US Postage # UhejfrepUhina Jlnurnal PAID San Gabriel.CA Permit No.107 44507259 VcW₉LBNi” AIWAN ALEADING INFORMATIO October 18,1991 Vol.VI No.80 300 N。ZEEI ROAD ANN AREOR,MT 48106 # Ruling party gives 'stern’support to law enforcementagainst independence moves Fo phoo President Lee Teng-hui ## President on DPP dispute Following the decision of theDemocratic Progressive Party'sadoptiou of a Taiwan independ-ence clause into its party platform,President Lee Teng-hui on Oct.15issued a statement expressing hisconcerns over the issue.The state-ment,printed below in full transla-tion,condemns the DPP m“reck-less”and "irresponsible,"as wellas advises the Chinese Commnistauthorities to denounce the use offorce against Taiwan,and work to-gether with the ROC for Chineseunification. try:In the midst of a changingglobal situation,communism and itsdictatorial system are on the brinkof collapse and defeat.All of us inthe bastion of national revival—mil-itary and civilian alike—personallybear the high expectation of all Chi-nese both at home and abroad.Ourresponsibility for the future recon-struction of China and the foundingof our people's new destiny will be-come even heavier.Everyone of usshould thoroughly understand thisimportant responsibility and unitetogether with all the faith and dedi-cation to encourage and drive our-selves harder.The most immediatetask right now is to engage in con-stitutional refogm and to improveour various construction projects inorder to further strengthen the foun-dation for the country's future de-velopment.We are determined toeliminate any and all obstruction tothis goal.I believe this objectiveand stance will win the support ofall our people. Meanwhile,I also want to sin-cerely advise the Chinese Commu-nist authorities:Because the Chi-nese Communists until this day arestill threatening to use force againstus and constantly isolating us in theinternational community,wide-spread reactions have been triggeredfrom our fellow countrymen in Tai-wan,thus providing a vacuum ofopportunity of which ambitious ele-ments could take advantage.Wesincerely hope that from now on.both sides of the Taiwan Straits willadhere to a position of equality,anattitude of peacefulness and ratio-nality,a respect for popular opinion,and proceed with friendly and hon-est exchanges,so to gradually dis-solve the animosity,shorten the dis-tance between the two sides,andstrive together for the reconstructionof a unified China. On Oct.13,during its fifth na-tional convention,the DemocraticProgressive Party neglected thedissuasion of the government andevery segments of the society andpassed a resolution to include theso-called“Taiwan independenceclause"to its party platform.Suchreckless and irresponsible move hascompletely disregarded the securityof the nation,the stability of the so-ciety and the well-being of all peo-ple,and makes one feel deeply dis-tressed and regrettable. I have emphasized over andover:There is only one China.Everybit of our effort is based on thepremise of one China,concentratingon the future and development of allpeople.I also sincerely pointed outin my National Day address lastweek that the links uniting the Chi-nese people cannot be broken,andthe entire Chinese people share acommon destiny.Anyone advocat-ing the split of the nation's territoryshallturn into a sinner who will beself-destructed by the history andculture of ChinaAhy action takenby the means of such advocacy tocreate social unrest deserves evenmore to be punished by the law. Here I would like to solemnlyurge the people of our entire coun- By Tammy C.Peng doesn't win the approval of the people,there would be no way it could be imple-mented. Staff Writer The Kuomintang's Central StandingCommittee has adopted a resolution to“sternly”support enforcement of ROC lawsthat might apply to a Democratic Progres-sive Party campaign to

FAQs

What change did the Democratic Progressive Party make to its platform?

It decided to adopt a Taiwan independence clause into its party platform.

How did President Lee Teng-hui respond to the DPP’s action?

He issued a statement expressing concerns and condemned the move as reckless and irresponsible.

What position did the ruling party emphasize regarding cross-strait relations?

It called for equality, peacefulness, rationality, respect for popular opinion, and friendly exchanges to gradually dissolve animosity.

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