Interview: Constitution needs to change, foundation boss saysBy Huang Tai-lin / Staff reporterA constitution — be it codified or not — is an expression of sovereignty that reflects a country’s political principles and its people’s collective values. Among those critics is Taiwan New Constitution Foundation executive director Lin Yi-cheng (林宜正), whose foundation envisions a new constitution for the nation. The ROC Constitution has been amended seven times since 1996. For a constitution to be a good constitution, it needs be dealt with as a whole fundamentally, not through a patchwork of fragmented provisions,” Lin said. “The ‘one China’ Constitution is the straitjacket keeping Taiwan restrained,” Lin said, referring to the ROC Constitution, which states that China, called the “Mainland Area,” and Taiwan, called the “Taiwan Area,” are territories of the ROC.

Source: Taipei Times June 28, 2020 15:56 UTC