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...speculation that Chiang and Deng Xiaoping may try to resolve Taiwan's status. First of all, I wish to point out emphatically that there is not any so-called Taiwan question. In fact, there is only the China question. With the implementation of constitutional democracy in the Taiwan area, our people enjoy a free, peaceful, happy and prosperous life. This greatly disturbs the Chinese Communist leaders. Therefore they spare no effort in using all kinds of plots trying to confuse the China question with a so-called Taiwan question. An early reunification of China is the common wish...
...rumors that Chiang's son will succeed him. The Republic of China is a constitutional democracy. Since 1947, when the constitution came into effect, the President and Vice President have been elected by the National Assembly in accordance with the constitution and the law of election and recall of the President and the Vice President, and this will be the case in the future. Therefore, there is no problem in the succession to the presidency. Meanwhile, as President, it is my responsibility to safeguard the constitution and to maintain democracy and the rule of law. As to the succession...
When President Chiang Ching-kuo left Taipei's Veterans General Hospital last week after a cataract operation, the Taiwan government was characteristically stingy with details about his health. Unlike President Reagan, whose battle with colon cancer was reported extensively, Chiang has the luxury of stepping out of--or into--the public spotlight whenever he pleases with little fear of protest. In fact, though his country is suffering a period of quiet political and economic unrest, the 75-year-old leader's personal popularity has remained remarkably intact. "The man is a symbol of stability, and he has managed to maintain...
...number of Taiwan officials have lost their jobs as a result of the Cathay affair, but President Chiang denies that it has soiled Taiwan's good name. "I do not see any wavering of public confidence as a result of (the Cathay scandal)," he said in an interview with TIME (see box). "Actually the government benefits by taking measures to overhaul the financial system." An investigative committee of the Control Yuan, the government's watchdog agency, ! assigned blame for the scandal last month to Finance Minister J.K. Loh, who resigned within hours, and to Hsu Li-teh, who quit...
...back up that concern, Chiang last April established a special Economic Revitalization Committee. When it completes its work next month, the committee will probably recommend a wide range of reforms, including a sharp cut in business taxes, free trading in gold, an easing of foreign-exchange controls and restructured credit cooperatives...