Top 9 Wang Yu-chi Quotes

I told him (Zhang Zhijun) that this (daily massive protest) is pretty much what we (Republic of China government) experience in our daily lives. We are used to it. Now that he is head of the Taiwan Affairs Office, he has to understand Taiwan more.

For us (Taiwan and Mainland China) to simply sit at the same table, sit down to discuss issues, is already not an easy thing.

We believe if the mainland really values how the Taiwanese people feel, and if it wishes to improve mutual political trust between both sides, it will grant Taiwan representative office personnel the right to visit (inmates) for humanitarian reasons.

It's not easy for (Minister of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China) Zhang to openly address me by my official title (Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China).

President Ma has said in the past that cross-strait relations are not state-to-state relations, and his remarks on National Day carried the same meaning.

Today's meeting with (Macau) Chief Executive Chui was a positive step. Because Taiwan has very close ties with Macau, it can be a good model for relations between Taiwan and Hong Kong or across the Taiwan Strait.

We have no problem addressing them (PRC officials) by their official titles, although they still have reservations about extending the same courtesy to our (ROC) ministerial-level officials. This is not a personal issue. If there is a formal meeting, I am representing Taiwan.

The (ROC) government’s stance on cross-strait ties is based on the 1992 consensus and our stance that ‘one China’ means the ROC is unequivocal and has never changed.

I believe that both sides (Taiwan and Mainland China) will continue to be friendly while our (ROC) policies will remain firm.