Lee made the remarks while speaking at the sixth founding anniversary of the opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU).

Lee said he didn’t join the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s mass rally in Kaohsiung to promote the “UN for Taiwan” bid, lest his stance on the issue be misunderstood.

Now that the U.S. has said neither Taiwan nor the Republic of China is a country, and that Taiwan is also not part of the People’s Republic of China, what counts most is for the island to have a clear legal status as a sovereign state if it wants to join the U.N.

Both the DPP and the opposition Kuomintang staged mass rallies in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, demanding Taiwan’s right to join the U.N., but more important things have been left undone, he continued.

The most important task is for both ruling and opposition parties to work on constructing Taiwan’s legal status as a sovereign state, he said: “It’s useless for us to say we are a sovereign state, because such a legal status should be recognized by the international community.”

The former president noted Taiwan’s political chaos worsened further after the DPP continued to seize the power in 2004, as a result of unprecedented struggles between the DPP and KMT.

He continued that political turmoil is to blame for the poor economy and social disorder at the moment, and that none of the political parities or politicians are willing to pursue political stability.

Taiwan is facing a turning point or a critical juncture in a context of major change, in that people hope for the emergence of a fresh new political force in the near future.

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