Ko Wen-je asks China for new framework for talksBy Yimou Lee / Reuters, TAIPEIChina should propose a new framework for engagement with Taiwan and explain what Beijing has to offer Taiwan, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday. China has stepped up military and political pressure with Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January. Taiwan People’s Party Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks at a news conference at Regent Hotel in Taipei yesterday. It’s their obligations, not mine,” Ko said when asked about how he planned to restart talks with China, which have been frozen since the DPP government took office in 2016. Beijing should define what “one China” means — whether it is political, or economic, he said.

Source: Taipei Times October 24, 2023 18:17 UTC