The leader of the main opposition party, the KMT, tells delegates to its annual congress that Taiwan must continue existing as the Republic of China – Taiwan’s official name. He told delegates at the conference that its roots are the Chinese nation and culture.
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00:00Taiwan's main opposition party, the KMT, has warned against independence forces harming
00:06the country. The KMT's chair, Eric Chu, spoke at the party's annual congress.
00:20The KMT leader says that Taiwan must continue existing as the Republic of China, Taiwan's
00:26official name. He told delegates that its roots are the Chinese nation and culture.
00:32The KMT moved to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war to Mao Zedong's communists. Beijing
00:39has passed a law that allows it to take military action if Taiwan declares formal independence
00:45from China. Taiwan's ruling party says it has no need to declare independence because
00:51Taiwan is already a sovereign country.