“Don't think that because many Taiwanese came from China, Taiwan is a part of China.”

— Lee Teng-hui

Lee Teng-hui (2013) cited in " Ex-president Lee rejects Ma's comments on nature of China ties http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201310230038.aspx" on Focus Taiwan, 23 October 2013

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