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During
a speech given to a gathering of overseas Taiwanese in Japan
via a satellite video link on August 3, Taiwan’s President
Chen Shui-bian said that Taiwan and China are two separate
countries on each side of the Taiwan Strait. He also elaborated
his remarks earlier this month about Taiwan needs to walk
down its own path. Chen explained that the path that Taiwan needs to take is clearly
Taiwan’s road to democracy, freedom, human rights and peace.
At the end of the speech, President Chen stressed that only
the 23 million people of Taiwan has the right to decide Taiwan’s
future. He said, “Whenever that need arises, the people of
Taiwan will make decisions through referendum. Referendum
is basic human rights, also the basic human rights of Taiwan’s
23 million people; it can not be deprived and limited.” At
the end of the speech, President Chen called for the attention
to recognize the importance and urgency of the legislation
of referendum.
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