Taipei's 114 Appeals for Resumption of Cross-Strait Dialogue July 1995-February 1998

Examples:
President Lee:
"The Chinese people on both sides of Taiwan Strait are also longing to see an end to confrontation and a peaceful climate in the interests of a mutually beneficial and prosperous relationship. Hereafter we shall try to forge a national consensus and make a priority of ending cross-Strait confrontation with a peace accord."
Wall Street Journal 27 Mar. 1996

Vice President & Premier Lien:
"I still bellieve that it is in the interests of both sides to minimize our political differences and resume our dialogue as soon as possible."
Lien Chan, "A Pragmatic Strategy for China' s Peaceful Reunification"
Foreign Affairs, Vol.75, No.2 Mar. 1996.

Premier Siew:
"Despite [Beijing's] military threats and hostile invective over the past two years, we have remained committed to resolving misunderstanding through communication and consultation. We are still hoping for a positive response from the other side. ...We say our door is open. We have never closed the door. What we hope for is the resumption of dialogue at any time at their convenience provided there are no preconditions."
Morrison, Ann et. al. " Taiwan' s " door is open" : The new premier
spells out his priorities", Asiaweek magazine, Vol.23, No.46, Nov. 21 1997, pp.26-27.

Speaker:	Lee is President Lee Teng-hui.
	Lien is Vice President & Premier Lien Chen. (Premiership ended on 31 August 1997)
	Siew is Premier Vincent Siew.(Premiership began on 1 September 1997)

No	*Date*	*Speaker*	*Occasion*
1.	27 Jul. '95	Lee	National statement to the National Assembly
2.	4 Sep. '95	Lee	Interview with New York Times
3.	27 Sep. '95	Lien	Administrative report to the Legislative Yuan
4.	16 Oct. '95	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
5.	18 Oct. '95	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
6.	21 Oct. '95	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
7.	24 Oct. '95	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
8.	12 Dec. '95	Lien	Interview with Hong Kong media
9.	21 Dec. '95	Lee	Address to a conference of the Rotary Club
10.	31 Dec. '95	Lien	Year-end press conference of the Executive Yuan
11.	8 Jan. '96	Lien	KMT monthly meeting
12.	24 Jan. '96	Lien	Interview with the Central Daily News
13.	17 Feb. '96	Lien	Published article in Foreign Affairs
14.	23 Feb. '96	Lien	Chairing a 1996 lunar New Year gathering
15.	27 Feb. '96	Lien	1996 lunar New Year meeting
16.	28 Feb. '96	Lien	Cabinet meeting of the Executive Yuan
17.	5 Mar. '96	Lien	Statement on PRC missile exercise
18.	6 Mar. '96	Lien	Plenary session of Taipei Chamber of Commerce
19.	24 Mar. '96	Lien	Press conference after the presidential election
20.	26 Mar. '96	Lee	Interview with the Wall Street Journal
21.	26 Mar. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
22.	26 Mar. '96	Lien	Administrative report to the Legislative Yuan
23.	27 Mar. '96	Lien	Interview with CNN
24.	1 Apr. '96	Lien	Reply to a journalist
25.	11 Apr. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
26.	12 Apr. '96	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
27.	15 Apr. '96	Lee	Interview with the Sankei Shimbun¡]Japanese journal¡^
28.	28 Apr. '96	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
29.	30 Apr. '96	Lien	Interpellation in the Legislative Yuan
30.	16 May '96	Lee	Interview with the Asahi Shimbun¡]Japanese journal¡^
31.	17 May '96	Lien	Written address to a seminar
32.	20 May '96	Lee	Inauguration speech of the 9th Presidency
33.	20 May '96	Lee	Published article in National Critique
34.	25 May '96	Lien	Interview with Forbes¡]US journal¡^
35.	6 Jun. '96	Lien	Press conference of the newly nominated cabinet
36.	10 Jun. '96	Lien	Keynote speech in a seminar
37.	21 Jun. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
38.	29 Jun. '96	Lien	Meeting with foreign visitors
39.	1 Jul. '96	Lien	Meeting with foreign visitors
40.	8 Jul. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
41.	10 Jul. '96	Lee	Interview with Japanese media
42.	11 Jul. '96	Lee	National statement to the National Assembly
43.	24 Jul. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
44.	7 Aug. '96	Lien	Interview with VOA (Voice of America)
45.	19 Aug. '96	Lee	Address to a meeting of the foreign expatriate representatives
46.	24 Aug. '96	Lee	KMT 4th Interim Meeting of the 14th Central Committee
47.	1 Sep. '96	Lien	Meeting with foreign visitors
48.	25 Sep. '96	Lien	Administrative report to the Legislative Yuan
49.	21 Oct. '96	Lee	Address to the 11th Plenary Session of the National Unification Council
50.	25 Oct. '96	Lee	Opening statement for Asia Look Conference
51.	16 Dec. '96	Lien	Interview with Der Standard(Austrian journal)
52.	19 Dec. '96	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
53.	1 Jan. '97	Lee	Annual greeting to the Public
54.	21 Feb. '97	Lien	ROC government statement on the death of Deng Xiaoping
55.	11 Mar. '97	Lien	Interview with Die Zeit¡]German journal¡^
56.	2 Apr. '97	Lee	Meeting with the US Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
57.	18 Apr. '97	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
58.	2 May '97	Lee	Statement on the 6th Anniversary of the End of General Mobilization Period
59.	28 May '97	Lien	Interview with the China Times
60.	27 Jun. '97	Lee	Meeting with American overseas Chinese
61.	27 Jun. '97	Lien	Meeting with American overseas Chinese
62.	30 Jun. '97	Lee	Published article in USA Today
63.	3 Jul. '97	Lee	Keynote speech at American Club in Taipei
64.	3 Jul. '97	Lien	Reply to a journalist in an international press conference
65.	1 Aug. '97	Lien	Interview with Wealth magazine
66.	9 Aug. '97	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
67.	22 Aug. '97	Lien	Press conference on Premier Lien* s Resignation
68.	25 Aug. '97	Lien	Report to KMT 15th National Party Congress
69.	1 Sep. '97	Siew	Press conference
70.	2 Sep. '97	Lien	Keynote speech in a seminar
71.	9 Sep. '97	Siew	Interview with CNN
72.	12 Sep. '97	Lee	Speech to the parliament of the Republic of El Salvador
73.	12 Sep. '97	Lien	Keynote speech to a seminar
74.	12 Sep. '97	Siew	Interpellation to the Legislative Yuan
75.	16 Sep. '97	Lee	Comment at a breakfast meetingwhile visiting the Republic of Paraguay
76.	17 Sep. '97	Siew	Moon Festival gathering for overseas Chinese businessmen
77.	19 Sep. '97	Siew	Interpellation to the Legislative Yuan
78.	30 Sep. '97	Siew	Interpellation to the Legislative Yuan
79.	14 Oct. '97	Siew	Interpellation to the Legislative Yuan
80.	17 Oct. '97	Siew	Interpellation to the Legislative Yuan
81.	20 Oct. '97	Lee	Interview with Japanese media
82.	22 Oct. '97	Siew	Interview with Japanese media
83.	6 Nov. '97	Lien	Meeting with AIT Chairman Richard Bush
84.	6 Nov. '97	Lee	Meeting with AIT Chairman Richard Bush
85.	6 Nov. '97	Lee	Interview with the Washington Post
86.	21 Nov. '97	Siew	Interview with the Asiaweek
87.	27 Nov. '97	Siew	Meeting with Hong Kong media representatives to observe the election
88.	2 Dec. '97	Lee	Meeting with American overseas Chinese
89.	4 Dec. '97	Lee	Japanese media report
90.	5 Dec. '97	Siew	Published article in Los Angeles Times
91.	5 Dec. '97	Siew	Press interview before a session of the National Unification Council
92.	5 Dec. '97	Siew	Address at Foreign Correspondence Club
93.	6 Dec. '97	Lee	Address at a plenary session of the National Unification Council
94.	10 Dec. '97	Lee	Speech to KMT Central Standing Committee
95.	16 Dec. '97	Lien	Interview with the Central News Agency
96.	18 Dec. '97	Lien	Press interview
97.	19 Dec. '97	Lee	Interview with the Sankei Shimbun (Japanese Journal)
98.	22 Dec. '97	Lee	Address to the member gathering of the Unification Promotion Association
99.	23 Dec. '97	Lee	Meeting with outstanding business managers
100.	1 Jan. '98	Siew	Press interview
101.	6 Jan. '98	Siew	Meeting with foreign visitors
102.	8. Jan. '98	Lien	Meeting with foreign visitors
103.	8. Jan '98	Siew	Meeting with foreign visitors
104.	16 Jan. '98	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
105.	13 Jan. '98	Siew	Press conference on the trip to the Philippines
106.	19 Jan. '98	Lee	Meeting with former US Secretary of Defense William Perry
107.	19 Jan. '98	Lien	Meeting with former US Secretary of Defense William Perry
108.	19 Jan. '98	Siew	Meeting with former US Secretary of Defense William Perry
109.	20 Jan. '98	Lee	Meeting with foreign visitors
110.	20 Jan. '98	Lien	Interview with the Eastern Television
111.	4 Feb. '98	Siew	1998 lunar New Year press conference
112.	6 Feb. '98	Lee	Comment at a dinner banquet for the foreign expatriate representatives
113.	10 Feb. '98	Siew	Address to the New Year gathering of overseas Chinese businessmen
114.	15 Feb. '98	Siew	Press interview

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Taipei's 114 Appeals for Resumption of Cross-Strait Dialogue July 1995-February 1998