Lien Chan, the former vice president who has been out of public office for many years, will release “Memoirs of Lien Chan” (Volume 1: My Road to Yongping, Volume 2: From Breaking the Ice to Yongping) next month. process of entering into politics and promoting cross-strait peace, and restores the historical scenes such as the “Peace Journey” in 2005, a meeting of Lianhu and four meetings of Lianxi. Lien Chan made suggestions on cross-strait relations, believing that “both sides of the strait should promote political dialogue and pursue ultimate peace.”
President Tsai Ing-wen recently announced that the compulsory service period will be extended to one year, causing heated discussions. “Memoirs of Lien Chan” includes 7 notable speeches including Lien Chan’s speech at Peking University in 2005. One of them was originally scheduled for March 19, 2004, the night before the presidential election. “This speech was exposed for the first time. In the content, Lien Chan said that if he is elected president, he will promote the recruitment system. Volunteer professional soldiers will be the main force of national defense. Compulsory service shall only undergo 3 months of rigorous military training , After retiring from the military, it will be a reserve fighting force, helpful for young people to plan their lives in advance. For the success of the recruitment system, there are two keys, namely , peaceful and stable cross-strait relations and a sufficient defense budget.
“Father and son Lien Chan and Lian Shengwen are not in favor of extending the term of service, and believe that as long as cross-strait relations are peaceful and stable, there will be nothing like preparing to send young people to the battlefield. ” People close to Lien Chan pointed out that Tsai Ing-wen said, “Only by preparing for war can we avoid war and be able to fight. Only then can war be stopped.” he has pierced the hornet’s nest and made the two sides of the strait fierce and dangerous. The consequences must be borne by the youth, and also by the people of the whole country. It is very irresponsible and especially unfair to students below the third grade,” The Kuomintang should make a strong appeal to “persist in the pursuit of peaceful and stable cross-strait relations” to promote common prosperity and mutual benefit, avoid the war and stop the war”.
Lien Chan has successively served as Minister of Transportation, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to El Salvador, President of Taiwan Province, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Vice President, Chairman of the Kuomintang and other party and government positions. , e-government, flexible diplomacy, cross-strait peace three links, etc., the memoirs he wrote can testify to the political, economic and democratization process of Taiwan’s first Jiazi. In addition, after 2000, Lien Chan took on the important task of cross-strait and international trade, and has been pursuing the ultimate cross-strait peace. , so the whole series of memoirs is like the history of the development of modern Taiwan, and he also has the inheritance of inheriting the “General History of Taiwan” written by his grandfather Lian Heng.
It is reported that Lien Chan said in the book, “I have a set of unshakable beliefs in the development of the country’s national society, and I will never waver. Go forward without hesitation.”
People familiar with the matter pointed out that Lien Chan has held every important policy in various positions since he entered politics, and has continued to promote cross-strait peace after he left office, all for the welfare of the people. , for the common interests of the country and the nation, and for the cross-strait win-win situation. With the rotation of political parties in 2016, cross-strait relations have once again reached an impasse. After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping took full power, and the situation in the Taiwan Strait became more tense, which aroused many people’s desire for peace. At this time, reading “The Memoirs of Lien Chan”, the most critical cross-strait peace guide, should lead Taiwanese society to deeper reflection.
The planning and writing of “Memoirs of Lien Chan” took 15 years to be published. The complete set has more than 450,000 words. Except for Lien Chan’s dictation, Lien Chan wrote some of the content himself. The book contains hundreds of precious photos of important milestones in his career; The Road to Peace” and the second volume “From Breaking the Ice to Yongping”, published by Tianxia Culture.
It is reported that “Memoirs of Lien Chan” was originally completed last year. It was originally slated to be released late last year and early this year. It was later delayed due to the outbreak of the epidemic last year and the publication of Lien Chan. health. In June of this year, Lien Chan recovered from a small stroke and recovered. Due to the Russian-Ukrainian war and the nine-in-one general election results, the content was added later. Therefore, the entire book was not fully finalized until the middle of this month. Seven Seas Cultural Park will hold a new book launch event. Lien Chan will attend in person and invite four people, including former president Ma Ying -jeou, former Legislative Chairman Wang Jinping, former Executive Premier Liu Zhaoxuan and Taiwanese historian Cheng Xifu, born in Tainan City, to deliver speeches.
