Closer ties favored<\/p>\n
The majority of people in Taiwan consider themselves to be
\nChinese and are in favor of stability and closer ties with the
\nmainland - despite the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) winning
\nmore seats in the "Legislative Yuan" in the just-concluded
\nelections. Wen Wei Po said this in its editorial Monday.<\/p>\n
Excerpts follow: After the elections last Saturday, the
\ninfluence of the DPP has increased in the legislature but
\nweakened at the local level, while the Kuomintang (KMT) has
\nsuffered from the sabotage by its former president Lee Teng-hui.
\nOn the whole, the wish of voters was to retain the stabilizing
\nforces in the counties and cities. As the Pan Blue Alliance has
\ngained the upper hand in the densely populated north, it has laid
\nthe foundation for the next "presidential" election.<\/p>\n
KMT's heavy losses in the legislature were the result of a
\nstab in the back by traitor Lee Teng-hui who slung mud wantonly
\nat the party and its candidates. The party's campaign efforts
\nwere also hampered by the lack of an energetic and articulate
\nstandard bearer.<\/p>\n
The DPP, on the other hand, captured the media's and voters'
\nattention by exposing a skeleton in the cupboard and smearing
\nKMT's image by fabricating vote-buying incidents and placing
\nanti-KMT advertisements.<\/p>\n
The DPP also took advantage of the single-seat constituency
\nsystem of the elections and benefited from the split of the KMT
\nwhich has slashed its share of the vote.<\/p>\n
However, interviews conducted on the street have indicated
\nthat the average Taiwanese is still against independence and
\nradical governance.<\/p>\n
We hope all parties on the island will take into account the
\noverall interest of Taiwan by working for national reunification,
\nwhich is the only way to lift the island's economy from the
\ndoldrums.<\/p>\n
-- China Daily, Beijing<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/closer-ties-favored-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }