Janus-like, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou looks to future Chinese negotiations, and promises if elected president, he’ll negotiate a deal whereby Taiwan won’t declare independence if China agrees not to attack it.
Then, with his other face, he tells Taiwanese voters that Taiwan is ALREADY independent.
Wouldn’t China view future statements like this as violations of this hypothetical agreement? Guess that’ll be for China to judge after Ma’s elected.
But more importantly, it’s something for Taiwanese to decide BEFORE he’s elected.
UPDATE: A good Taipei Times editorial on the subject can be found here.