Four Wants and One Without
| Four Wants and One Without | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 四要一沒有 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 四要一没有 | ||||||||||
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Four Wants and One Without or Four Yeses and One No (Chinese: 四要一沒有) is a policy proposed by the then-president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, in a speech at a function of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs on 4 March 2007.[1] The substance thereof is that:
- Taiwan wants independence;
- Taiwan wants the rectification of its name;
- Taiwan wants a new constitution;
- Taiwan wants development; and
- Taiwanese politics is without the question of left or right, but only the question of unification or independence.
See also
References
- ^ Mechanix, Web (2007-03-06). "Chen Shui-Bian's "Four Wants, One Is Not" Statement May Provoke Washington • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
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