By Chen Hung-ta and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday defended the governments “new southbound policy,” after China and Vietnam declared their friendship at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Beijing’s “one China” principle asserts that Taiwan and China are parts of a single “China,” with the People’s Republic of China being its sole legitimate government. If the new southbound policy is successful, a broadening of cooperation would benefit all three sides,” he said. DPP Legislator Chuang Ruei-hsiung (莊瑞雄) said the new southbound policy and the “One Belt, One Road” initiative are not strongly correlated. The the “One Belt, One Road” initiative and the new southbound policy are not comparable projects and do not have affect each other, Chuang said.

Source: Taipei Times May 16, 2017 16:57 UTC