Ma-Chen meeting on an equal footing: MAC head

While Chen is here, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will stage a two-day rally at the Presidential Plaza to protest his visit to Taipei.

The opposition party is timing the rally to start on November 1. "We'll say 'No' to China," a DPP spokesman said.

Asked if Chen Yunlin has been told of the DPP protest rally, Lai said she believes he has already learned of the news from Taiwan's free press. She refused comment on the DPP rally.

Is Lai going to meet Chen in Taipei? Lai said "arrangements" would be made in line with the "equal footing" principle. She also emphasized "dignity" as a factor to be taken into consideration in making those arrangements.

Why did the DPP organize the rally on the first two days of next month?

At first, the DPP wanted to stage a protest rally at Taoyuan International Airport when Chen arrives.

"Changes were made to that plan," a source close to the DPP Central Office said, "because some other party is going to protest at the airport on Chen's day of arrival."

Moreover, the source said, the opposition party would also call on one million supporters to take to the streets in protest against Taipei's attempt to achieve a "rapprochement" with Beijing.

November is the DPP's month of action against China, the source said. "A march of one million will take place while Chen is still in Taiwan," he added.

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