
Source: Lien Chan (2018) cited in " Lien Chan says no room for Taiwanese independence in talks with Xi Jinping http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/07/14/2003696647" on Taipei Times, 14 July 2018
Zhang Zhijun (2016) cited in " China closes door on independence-espousing firms http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/12/03/2003660482" on Taipei Times, 3 December 2016.
Source: Lien Chan (2018) cited in " Lien Chan says no room for Taiwanese independence in talks with Xi Jinping http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/07/14/2003696647" on Taipei Times, 14 July 2018
Ma Ying-jeou (2018) cited in: " Taiwan's former President Ma says independence not possible http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201812200018.aspx" in Focus Taiwan, 20 December 2018.
Statement made during the launch of his biography entitled ""A Memoir of Eight Years in Office", 20 December 2018.
Strait issues
“Kneeling before (mainland) China and begging for mercy would not make Taiwan better.”
Su Tseng-chang (2019) cited in " Kneeling to China won’t help ties: Su http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/10/09/2003723646" on Taipei Times, 9 October 2019.
Source: Cheng Wen-tsan (2018) cited in " Taoyuan mayor calls for China to stop threatening Taiwan http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201803070035.aspx", Focus Taiwan (7 March 2018).
Ko Wen-je (2019) cited in " Taipei Mayor says no need to infuriate China https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3792875" on Taiwan News, 9 October 2019.
“(Mainland) China is telling you (Taiwan) that that there is no safe place.”
Lin Yu-fang (2016) cited in " China military flights 'a warning,' say lawmakers http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2016/12/12/486486/China-military.htm" on The China Post, 12 December 2016.
“It's not a provocation (to Mainland China) to come to Taiwan. It should be normal.”
Source: Raphaël Glucksmann (2021) cited in: " Taiwan official urges Ireland to reopen representative office in Taipei amid 'new EU relationship' https://www.thejournal.ie/taipei-representative-office-ireland-china-5593311-Nov2021/" in The Journal, 6 November 2021.
Su Tseng-chang (2013) cited in " Taiwan should know more about China: Su http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2013/05/23/379305/Taiwan-should.htm" on The China Post, 23 May 2013.
Wu Den-yih (2018) cited in: " Taiwan opposition ditches pro-China overtures ahead of poll https://www.ft.com/content/515fc4f0-51bd-11e8-b24e-cad6aa67e23e" in Financial Times, 8 May 2018.
Icyang Parod (2019) cited in " China should hear heritage: Icyang http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/10/29/2003724850" on Taipei Times, 29 October 2019.