Lien Chan, the former vice president who has been out of public office for many years, will publish “Memoirs of Lien Chan” next month (Volume 1: My Road to Yongping, Volume 2: From Breaking the Ice to Yongping). The important process of entering politics and promoting cross-strait peace, and restores the historical scenes such as the “Peace Journey” in 2005, one Lianhu meeting, and four Lianxi meetings. 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, sparking heated discussions. “Memoirs of Lien Chan” includes 7 important speeches including Lien Chan’s speech at Peking University in 2005. One of them was originally scheduled to be held on March 19, 2004, the night before the presidential election. The “319 shooting” was not published. 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 only needs to undergo 3 months of strict military training , After retiring from the army, it will be a reserve combat force, which is beneficial for young people to plan their lives earlier. For the success of the recruitment system, there are two keys, namely, peaceful and stable cross-strait relations and sufficient defense budget.
“Father and son Lien Chan and Lian Shengwen are not in favor of extending the service period, and believe that as long as cross-strait relations are peaceful and stable, there will be no such thing as 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 the war be stopped.” But in fact, it was the Tsai government who pierced the hornet’s nest and made the two sides of the strait fierce and dangerous. The consequences have to be borne by young people, and even the people of the whole country. It is very irresponsible and especially unfair to students below the third grade of high school. , “The Kuomintang should strongly appeal to “persist in the pursuit of peaceful and stable cross-strait relations” to promote common prosperity and mutual benefit, avoid war and stop war.”
Lien Chan has successively served as Minister of Transportation, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to El Salvador, Chairman of Taiwan Province, President of the Executive Committee, Vice President, Chairman of the Kuomintang and other party and government positions. , electronic government, flexible diplomacy, cross-strait peace three links, etc., the memoirs he wrote can witness the political, economic, and democratization process of Taiwan’s first Jiazi. Moreover, after 2000, Lien Chan shouldered the important task of cross-strait and international exchanges, and pursued the ultimate peace between the two sides of the strait. , so the whole set of memoirs is like the development history of modern Taiwan, and it also has the legacy of inheriting the “General History of Taiwan” written by grandfather Lian Heng.
It is reported that Lien Chan stated 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 on without hesitation.”
People familiar with the matter pointed out that every important policy Lien Chan has adopted in various positions since he entered politics, and continued to promote cross-strait peace after leaving office, is for the well-being of the people, for the common interests of the country and the nation, and a win-win situation for both sides of the strait. 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 has become more tense, which has aroused many people’s desire for peace. At this moment, reading “The Memoirs of Lien Chan”, the most critical peace guide between the two sides of the strait, should bring Taiwan society the most profound reflection.
The planning and writing of “Memoirs of Lien Chan” took 15 years to publish. 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 scheduled to be released at the end of last year and early this year. It was later delayed due to the outbreak of the epidemic last year and Lien Chan’s health. In June this year, Lien Chan recovered from a small stroke and recovered. Due to the Russo-Ukrainian War and the results of the Nine-in-One General Election, the content has been added successively. Therefore, the whole book was not fully finalized until the middle of this month. The Seven Seas Cultural Park will hold a new book release conference. Lien Chan will attend in person and invite four people, including former President Ma Ying-jeou, former Legislative President Wang Jinping, former Executive Premier Liu Zhaoxuan, and Taiwanese historian Cheng Xifu who was born in Tainan City, to deliver speeches.