EDITORIAL: The KMT’s wasted opportunityThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Sept. 4 held a televised debate between candidates for its chairperson election. However, by far the biggest issue of contention is the KMT’s insistence on Taiwanese being “Chinese” and that Taiwan must remain friendly toward the Chinese Communist Party. During the debate, Sun Yat-sen School president Chang Ya-chung (張亞中), another candidate, said that if elected, he would seek a peace treaty with Beijing, should the KMT win the presidency. This is the KMT’s core problem — its fundamental inability to detach itself from China, despite majority public opinion. If the KMT is to ever win the presidency or at least be a viable opposition party, it must rethink its views on China.

Source: Taipei Times September 17, 2021 16:07 UTC