"It won't work even if Taiwan accepts the consensus, as China won't accept a free interpretation of 'one China'."

“The future of cross-strait relations depends on China implementing genuine democratic reforms. That is the best solution to the 'Taiwan issue' that we can offer the Chinese side.”

“I hope that the team on the other side can cooperate with us to contribute to the peaceful development of relations across the strait, safeguard cross-strait security, and develop ideas for co-existence and mutual prosperity.”

“Although Han and I belong to different political camps, we both possess ROC national identification cards. Like I once said, the distance between the pan-blue and pan-green camps , however wide it is, is narrower than that between the pan-blue camp and the red camp .”

“As Beijing has never renounced the use of force against Taiwan, the participation of some retired Taiwanese generals in mainland China's national celebrations has triggered resentment among the public.”

“Exactly what kind of peace agreement are we signing, if we sign one at this moment?”