Taiwan was never part of China | taiwan is not a part of china
Thepresidentialdebateshaverevealedtheprevailingmisunderstandingsbetweenpoliticalleadersregardingthenation’srelationshipwithChina. Nosuchthingastheso-called“1992consensus”tookplacein1992.FormerMainlandAffairsCouncilchairmanSuChi(蘇起)admittedmakingupthetermin2000anditwasnotuntilthe2001legislativeelectionthattheChineseNationalistParty(KMT),ledbythen-chairmanLienChan(連戰),beganemphasizingthe“1992consensus.”Beijingrepeatedlydenouncedthetermuntil2005,whenitacceptedthe“1992consensus”duringLie...
The presidential debates have revealed the prevailing misunderstandings between political leaders regarding the nation’s relationship with China.
No such thing as the so-called “1992 consensus” took place in 1992. Former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起) admitted making up the term in 2000 and it was not until the 2001 legislative election that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), led by then-chairman Lien Chan (連戰), began emphasizing the “1992 consensus.” Beijing repeatedly denounced the term until 2005, when it accepted the “1992 consensus” during Lien’s visit to Beijing.
Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has said that the “1992 consensus” was not necessary for the discussions that took place between Taiwan and China from 1992 to 2005.
The “1992 consensus” — a tacit understanding between the KMT and the Chinese government that both sides of the...