Former KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu pushed back against calls for party reform on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Tainan, Hung said she objected to internal proposals that the KMT rethink its position on China. The KMT''s position is described by the "1992 Consensus," by which the R.O.C. is the sole legitimate representative of China. Hung said that cutting China out of the equation would leave the KMT without a purpose. After losing her challenge against incumbent Wang Ding-yu, Hung thanked her supporters in Tainan on Wednesday. Amid calls for change within her party, she made it known that she was against any move to desinicize the KMT.Hung Hsiu-chuFormer KMT chairwomanIn the annals of history, the KMT occupies a position with a unique responsibility, because it is the party that founded the Republic of China. I find unacceptable any talk of desinicization. If you desinicize the KMT, then this party may as well disband and fade away into the past ahead of schedule.Not all the KMT''s defeated candidates share Hung''s insistence on the "1992 Consensus."Ko Chih-enKMT lawmakerIf desinicization is the leaning of mainstream voters, and if the KMT does not respond to the trend and discover its own core values, then the KMT could find itself marginalized.Lee Yen-hsiuKMT lawmakerThis election has shown us Taiwan''s mainstream public opinion. How to stay true to the spirit of the Constitution while prioritizing Taiwan - I''m afraid that''s the big question the party has to reckon with as it charts a path.Debate over the KMT''s relationship with China and proposals for a new name had surfaced in 2000, when the party lost power for the first time. But in the years following, change never fully materialized.
Former KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu pushed back against calls for party reform on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Tainan, Hung said she objected to internal proposals that the KMT rethink its position on China. The KMT''s position is described by the "1992 Consensus," by which the R.O.C. is the sole legitimate representative of China. Hung said that cutting China out of the equation would leave the KMT without a purpose. After losing her challenge against incumbent Wang Ding-yu, Hung thanked her supporters in Tainan on Wednesday. Amid calls for change within her party, she made it known that she was against any move to desinicize the KMT.Hung Hsiu-chuFormer KMT chairwomanIn the annals of history, the KMT occupies a position with a unique responsibility, because it is the party that founded the Republic of China. I find unacceptable any talk of desinicization. If you desinicize the KMT, then this party may as well disband and fade away into the past ahead of schedule.Not all the KMT''s defeated candidates share Hung''s insistence on the "1992 Consensus."Ko Chih-enKMT lawmakerIf desinicization is the leaning of mainstream voters, and if the KMT does not respond to the trend and discover its own core values, then the KMT could find itself marginalized.Lee Yen-hsiuKMT lawmakerThis election has shown us Taiwan''s mainstream public opinion. How to stay true to the spirit of the Constitution while prioritizing Taiwan - I''m afraid that''s the big question the party has to reckon with as it charts a path.Debate over the KMT''s relationship with China and proposals for a new name had surfaced in 2000, when the party lost power for the first time. But in the years following, change never fully materialized.
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