DPP Newsletter May2012

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DPP Acting Chair Chen Chus Speech re-garding President Ma Ying-jeous 5/20 inau-

guration

DEMOCRACY & PROGRESS

Just yesterday, tens of thousands of people par-

ticipated in the 519 Big March. Among the partici-

pants were young working professionals, parents,

the elderly and even people with disabilities. There

were many people from different parts of Taiwan

with different backgrounds, but everyone showed

their willingness to walk the streets of Taipei in

order to express their opinions and to sternly tellPresident Ma Ying-jeou how unhappy we are with

his administration. Over the past four years, due

to a series of failed Ma Administration policies,

the people now have a very hard life. This has

made the people lose confidence and feel great

anxiety about the next four years.

During yesterdays march, tens of thousands of

people collectively made a request to President

Ma, which was the hope that, in an economy thathas neither recovered nor improved, there be no


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rise in oil and electricity prices which would both

cause inflation and create great hardships for eve-

ryone. The people also appealed to President Ma

not to allow the import of products containing rac-

topamine so that everyone could eat healthier andbe at ease. But above that, the people expected

even more that when handling cross strait rela-

tions, President Ma abide by the principles of de-

mocracy and conforms with the consensus in Tai-

wan, allowing everyone to feel assured about Tai-

wans future. We sincerely hope that President Ma

is able to take seriously these voices, change the

course on his failed policies and, in his inaugural

speech today, show positive reflection and re-

sponse.

Nevertheless, today we are regretfully watching

that the failure of the administration in the past

four years has created hardships on many people.

President Ma has not only failed to offer an apol-

ogy, but in regards to yesterday's loud appeal by

the tens of thousands of people, he has chosen to

ignore them and is unwilling to put a stop to his

failed policies. On the contrary, on the first day of

his new term, President Ma once again appointedthe premiership to Sean Chen, who should take

pay for the the problems we previously men-

tioned.

In regards to President Mas disregard for the

rights of the people and being so bent on ignoring

the future of the country, the DPP as the political

party loyal to the Taiwanese people is obligated to

exert all its efforts and produce effective checks

and balances on the Ma administration in order toprotect the well-being of the people. As the chair

of the DPP, I hereby make two important declara-

tions:

First, in order to implement the spirit of responsi-

ble politics and protect the peoples interests, we

will push for a no-confidence vote in Premier

Sean Chens cabinet for: the concealment of the

bird flu epidemic, the promotion of lifting the ban

on ractopamine and the double-raise in oil andelectricity prices. Premier Sean Chen must step

down for these administration mistakes, and the

cabinet must be immediately reorganized.

Second, in order for our Legislative Yuan to carry

out its strictest constitutional responsibilities andplay the supervisory role over the Ma administra-

tion, the DPP fully supports all legislative mem-

bers who stand by the rejection of allowing racto-

pamine products.

When we are faced with a president that we

elected who shows this callous attitude, we must

understand that we must be even more united and

work harder over the next four years. We must all

work together to protect our country and the nextgeneration. I give my vow today, as a DPP mem-

ber, that I will give my all to uniting all the people

as one. Our next and most important mission is to

pull our country back from the brink. Lastly, we

appeal the Taiwanese people to give us their

strength. Thank you!


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Former premier Su Tseng-chang wins DPP chair elec-tions

DPP Secretary-General Su Jia-chyuan held a

press conference to announce the results of the

May 27th Chair Election, reporting that Former

Premier Su Tseng-chang became the winner with

55,894 votes, achieving a majority of 50.47%. He

also reported that voter turnout for this election

was 68.62%, saying that this showed the party

members active enthusiasm in expressing through

their votes their concern for the partys develop-

ment.

DPP Acting Chair Chen Chu issued a statement

congratulating Mr. Su Tseng-chang, also express-

ing gratitude to the other candidates Mr. Trong

Chair, Mr. Su Huan-chih, Mr. Hsu Hsing-liang and

Mr. Wu Rong-yi for showing a democratic spirit in

this election. She expressed in the statement that

she had confidence that Mr. Su Tseng-chang will

be able to lead the DPP forward, asserting her ex-

pectations that the public will continue to support

of the party under Chair Sus leadership for a bet-

ter Taiwan.

Accounting the vote tally for the remaining

candidates, Mr. Trong Chai received 12,497 votes

(11.28%); Mr. Su Huan-chih 23,281 votes

(21.02%); Mr. Hsu Hsing-liang 2,763 votes

(2.49%); and Mr. Wu Rong-yi 16,315 votes

(14.73%).

Secretary-General Su also ex-

pressed his congratulations to all the

candidates for showing a democratic

spirit and for expressing different

viewpoints for the future of the party

and for Taiwan. He lastly expressed

gratitude to all party members and

the staff in each DPP branch for en-

suring that voting day went-on

smoothly and peacefully.

The DPPs Chair Election wascombined with the election of chairs

for the partys nationwide and over-

seas branches. A total of 29 branch

chairs were elected for 21 local

branches in Taiwan, 7 branches overseas and 1

chair as a representative of the labor group.

Central Standing Committee Member Hsu Chia-

ching, who resides over this times election sub-

committee, reported that the election for branchchairs also went smoothly with a high turnout of

party members voting for their local party leaders.

She said that the DPP showed the essence of a

modern party by successfully organizing a peace-

ful and smooth elections nationwide.

Below is a summary of the DPP Chair Election

results:

1. Su Tseng-chang 55,894 - 50.47%

2. Su Huan-chih 23,281 - 21.02%

3. Wu Rong-yi 16,315 - 14.73%4. Trong Chai, 12,497 - 11.28%

5. Hsu Hsing-liang 2,763 - 2.49%


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Su Tseng-changs DPP Chair Inauguration Speech

Distinguished guests, fellow party colleagues and

members of the press, good morning!

This is a historical time. Since the new DPP chair

has been bestowed to a founding member, I

would like to report to everyone that I will de-mand the best from myself, that I will shoulder

this responsibility and exert every effort in the

tasks ahead.

Firstly, I would like to express my deepest grati-

tude to Mayor Chen Chu, who busy with city ad-

ministration, assumed the role of acting chair.

We must also remember the past three years,

when the party went through a difficult periodafter the 2008 election loss. I would like to ask

everyone to give a round of applause for Former

Chair Tsai Ing-wen, who undertook the heavy re-

sponsibility of reorganizing and boosting the

partys morale.

Just ten days ago, President Ma Ying-jeou re-assumed the presidency. What we have seen is his

first term that ended with apologies to the nation

and a second term that started with protests from

the society. President Mas inauguration speech

failed to meet the peoples expectations, and what

the future holds for Taiwan is causing us great

concern.

In times when the people are going through tre-

mendous suffering, the DPP hereby issues threeguarantees to all

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the people of Taiwan:

Firstly, the Taiwanese people have the final say in

their future. Any matter that concerns our status,

future, democratic freedom and way of life can-not be dictated by others or be decided by inter-

pretations made by those in power. In the minds

of the Taiwanese people, they should be able to

make decisions in a safe way! The DPP will al-

ways persist in this kind of democratic value!

Secondly, Taiwan belongs to the people from

across the board. Everyone should receive the

same fair treatment regardless of who the first

settlers were, gender, age, ethnicity or beliefs.Everyone must receive the same basic guarantees,

and the DPP will always ensure that this kind of

social justice is protected.

Thirdly, Taiwan needs a sustainable development

from generation to generation. It must plan for a

complete, sustainable and intelligent growth in

order for our next generation to enjoy a more

prosperous future. With this growth mindset, the

DPP will strive arduously towards achieving thisgoal.

As we saw in the 19th Century, the trend in the

world at that time was to pursue the so-called

American Dream, and over a hundred years

without failure, the dream took shape through so-

ciety allowing fair competition for all opportuni-

ties. As long as individuals worked hard, their

livelihood improved. The American Dream not

only enticed people from all over the world toimmigrate to the U.S., but it also allowed the U.S.

to become the worlds greatest superpower.

Just the same, it is important for Taiwan to have

its own dream. The dream I have for Taiwan is

one of a fairer society without concerns for the

lack of opportunities. I see a Taiwan with a sturdy

education system so that the next generation will

not have the same worries. I dream of a clean and

capable government so that the burden does not

fall solely onto the people. Lastly, I hope for Tai-

wan to achieve its own sustainable economy so

that the people can enjoy a better life.

Even though Taiwan is not a great power, Taiwan

is capable of becoming a great country that is fair,

democratic, clean, capable, diverse and prosper-ous. Taiwan has every right to aspire for this kind

of dream, and the DPP looks forward to work un-

ceasingly towards a Taiwan Dream.

Fellow colleagues, let us all work together for the

long-term stability of our country and for the

peoples happiness. Let us push forward to be-

come a greater and better DPP that fulfills the ex-

pectations of the people!


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...AEI delegation

the Taiwanese people even though Taiwans par-

ticipation has been blocked as a result of the real-

ity in its relationship with China. He also said he

believes that the U.S. will continue to stand and

support Taiwans efforts in joining UN-related

agencies.

In regards to the East and South China Seas,

Mr. Bolton said that the U.S. is closely watching

Chinas claim over the sovereignty of these is-

lands, and that even though China has used mili-

tary threats to consolidate its claim, the U.S. is

hoping for a peaceful resolution regarding this

matter. He suggested that Taiwan could exert

greater influence and play an important role.

Chair Su said he identified with Mr. Boltons

viewpoints, confirming the DPPs position of

Taiwans sovereign and independent status as a

territory not belonging to China and demanding

that any change towards the status quo must be

approved by a peoples referendum in Taiwan.

In the matter of cross strait affairs, Chair Su

noted that the DPP has for a long time adhered tothe policy stands of its China policy, but he

pointed out that there is

certainly room for im-

provement in its attitude

and approach in order to

stay on trend with the

times.

However, we must not

only pay attention to Tai-

wans domestic politicalcircumstances or cross

strait relations, we must

also consider the entire

situation in the Asian re-

gion including changes in

the relationship between

U.S. and China, he said.

In regards to the US

beef issue, Chair Su also

exchanged ideas with Mr.Bolton. Chair Su conveyed

the sentiment of the Taiwanese public towards

President Mas administration policy, which is to

allow the importation of beef containing racto-

pamine without adequate public communication.

Chair Su said that the Ma Administrations policy

has caused the public to raise suspicions and

doubts. Nevertheless, Chair Su said he agreed

with Mr. Bolton in that both sides must strengthen

dialogue and work together to seize the opportu-

nity for cooperation in the various areas of

Taiwan-US relations.

In addition to economic and trade cooperation,

Chair Su also noted the importance for Taiwan to

fulfill its international responsibilities by actively

participating in the discussion of issues like US

arm sales and military defense. He said that Tai-

wan must strive for peace and stability especially

confronting the strong influence of China in the

East and South China Seas and the current ten-

sions raised by North Korea.


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DPP unveils new leadership team roster

The DPP has unveiled its leadership team roster, who will work

alongside Chair Su Tseng-chang during his term as party chair.

Secretary-General

Lin Hsi-yao (), Minister without Portfolio, Executive

Yuan; Former Deputy-Governor and Acting Governor, Taipei

County (now New Taipei City)

Deputy Secretary-Generals:

Lin Yu-shen () Former Legislator in Pintung County

Lee Chun-yi () Former Legislator in Tainan City

Lin Yu-chang () Former DPP Spokesperson

Spokespeople:

Wang Ming-shen ()

Lin Chun-hsian ()

Policy Research Committee:

Executive Director: Joseph Wu ()

Deputy Director: Huang Chih-tah ()

Department of International Affairs

Liu Shih-chung ()

Department of Organizational Development

Lee Wen-chung ()

Department of Womens Development

Chen Ying ()

Department of the Internet

Cheng Yun-peng ()

Department of Social Development

Huang Hsiang-chun

Department of Hakka Affairs

Chang Ching-hui

Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Mayao Komod

Department of Culture and CommunicationLiao Chih-chien

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