China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Ma Xiaoguang (馬曉光) warned Taiwan “not to underestimate the strong will and determination of China’s 1.4 billion people to maintain sovereignty and territory intact” at a media briefing on Saturday (May 9).
The proposed amendment, led by DPP lawmaker Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘), wants to delete “before national unification” along with several other phrases. These are said to be the product of a mutual misconception between the Chinese Communist Party and Taiwan’s Nationalist Party at the time it was implemented in 1992, one suggesting both sides will one day reunify. Source Taiwan News
