Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (??) is expected to make a visit to China by the end of this month. It is truly sad to see the KMT and Lien stubbornly proceeding with the trip, disregarding repeated warnings about its bad timing and the potential harm to the nation's interests.
What does Lien realistically hope to accomplish with his trip? One cannot help but wonder. KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kun (???) is still under investigation by the prosecutor's office for treason, after he returned from his own dubious mission to China.
After that trip, Chen Shui-bian's (???) government put its foot down about how far politicians can go in meeting with Chinese officials, and what can be accomplished through such meetings in the absence of government authorization. Otherwise, Chen's government risks becoming a lame duck in cross-strait relations, which it cannot tolerate.
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