"Both sides are so lovely and so many of their people are behaving like heroes and heroines, and yet Taiwan's former ambition to 'recover the mainland' has become a thing of the past."

“The two sides of the Taiwan Strait, based on the 'one China' principle, agreed that either side can freely interpret what 'one China' means in a verbal form. This means that the mainland can claim that the People's Republic of China represents all of China, while we can also claim that the Republic of China represents the whole of China.”

“We should rebuild a just and harmonious society, where amicability exists between labor and capital, the younger and older generations, men and women, as well as concerned parties in the recent debates about legalizing same-sex marriage.”

“If the Kuomintang has the opportunity to rule again, then we would have met the conditions stipulated by the law. Assuming talks between the two sides are successful, a Kuomintang government would be within its rights to sign a cross-strait peace treaty.”

“Of course, we are against Taiwan's independence, but we don't think right now is the time to talk about reunification .”

“There is no timeline for future political negotiations, but both of us must develop and accumulate enough friendship and mutual trust.”

“With hindered communication across the strait, I will lead the party to take on the responsibility to protect and ensure the personal well-being, rights, social and economic exchange, and cultural transmission for people on both sides .”