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Cross-strait peace deal plausible: Ma aide

The China Post news staff--“Both sides of the Taiwan Strait will not rule out the possibility of signing a peace agreement in the future as long as it is conducive to Taiwan and doesn't undermine the sovereignty of the Republic of China and the dignity of Taiwan,” President Ma Ying-jeou's top campaign officer King Pu-tsung said on Sunday.

King, executive director of Ma's re-election campaign office and a member of a visiting delegation of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT), made the remarks when speaking on the direction of the development of cross-straits ties if Ma wins re-election, at an international press conference held on Sunday in Washington, D.C.

King said if Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman and presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) also makes the same assertion in this regard, “I'll raise both hands to support the assertion, because this is a goal the KMT has been pursuing to achieve reciprocal prosperity and benefits for both sides of the strait.”

But King also stressed that as he is not in charge of cross-strait affairs, the his remarks reflected only his personal views about cross-strait politics.

Once winning his re-election, Ma will do his best to promote cooperative projects that are conducive to enhancing the peaceful co-existence of both sides of the strait, King said.

Ma May Visit Mainland If

Re-elected

When asked whether it's possible President Ma will visit mainland China after winning a second term in office, King said that anything that is beneficial to Taiwan and Taiwanese people but doesn't hurt Taiwan's sovereignty is likely to happen.

In an interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television in the U.S. also on Sept. 11, King said that Ma was not ruling out the possibility of visiting the mainland if re-elected on Jan. 14, 2012.

“Once the two sides have developed tacit understanding and are capable of setting aside disputes and solving bilateral issues in a practical manner, the likelihood of this and addressing further issues will rise,” King said.

Ma, concurrently chairman of the ruling KMT, previously said that there were many issues still to be tackled between the two sides before the time was right for such a visit.

At the press conference, King also accused the DPP's Tsai of being childish and immature as well as “small in scale,” in response to Tsai's recent criticism that King has extended Taiwan's electoral heat to America and that government agencies should find out whether King, a non-official, has transgressed beyond his capacity to commandeer the state machine and usurp national resources.

King went on to say that as a presidential candidate for the opposition DPP, Tsai has the obligation to clear various doubts he raised about her leadership ability and her flip-flopping on major issues of great importance for Taiwanese people.

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