Lien entertains dangerous delusions

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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.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/04/17/2003250823

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1. Su blasts Lien's self-aggrandizement

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Su Tseng-chang (???) yesterday criticized Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (??) trip to China as an attempt to bid up his own price and an action that might cause misunderstanding in the international community that Taiwan endorses Beijing's "Anti-Secession" Law.

"I think it is unwise and inappropriate for the opposition party leader to visit China at this time," Su said. "KMT Chairman Lien's trip to China follows on the heels of Beijing passing the `Anti-Secession' Law, which I think will cause a misunderstanding in the international society that Taiwan does not object to Beijing's law but, on the contrary, endorses it."

Su made the remarks after a campaign activity held yesterday morning promoting the DPP's Hakka candidates for the National Assembly representatives elections.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/04/18/2003250946