{"id":2267,"date":"2015-04-05T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T08:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:42:25","slug":"1995%e5%b9%b4%e6%b0%91%e9%80%b2%e9%bb%a8%e4%b8%bb%e5%b8%ad%e6%96%bd%e6%98%8e%e5%be%b7%ef%bc%9a%e3%80%8e%e6%b0%91%e9%80%b2%e9%bb%a8%e5%9f%b7%e6%94%bf%ef%bc%8c%e4%b8%8d%e5%bf%85%e4%b9%9f%e4%b8%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/1995%e5%b9%b4%e6%b0%91%e9%80%b2%e9%bb%a8%e4%b8%bb%e5%b8%ad%e6%96%bd%e6%98%8e%e5%be%b7%ef%bc%9a%e3%80%8e%e6%b0%91%e9%80%b2%e9%bb%a8%e5%9f%b7%e6%94%bf%ef%bc%8c%e4%b8%8d%e5%bf%85%e4%b9%9f%e4%b8%8d\/","title":{"rendered":"Document Revealed: DPP Chairman Shih Ming Te in 1995 \u2014 \u201cA DPP Government Need Not and Will Not Declare Taiwan Independence\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2267\" class=\"elementor elementor-2267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1281c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d1281c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81fd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b81fd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the DPP\u2019s history \u2014 from the days when the DPP still had leadership\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5915d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5915d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cSpeaking in the United States, DPP Chairman Shih Ming Te stressed that Taiwan has already been independent for half a century, and that direct presidential elections have once again confirmed the fact that Taiwan is a sovereign, independent state \u2026 Therefore, if the DPP comes to power, it need not and will not declare Taiwan independence; and on the \u2018China question,\u2019 the DPP will not become a source of trouble in the Taiwan Strait.\u201d \u2014 Liberty Times, September 15, 1995<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ccb42 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98ccb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Liberty Times report of September 15, 1995, on Shih Ming Te\u2019s visit to the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b198d elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96b198d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2271\" alt=\"Scan of a Chinese-language document page from the Democratic Progressive Party, with a circular logo at the top center, dotted decorative bars, and dense Chinese text including a date (1995.9.14) and references to Gaston Sigur.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2.jpeg 1332w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2-710x1024.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2-768x1107.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic2-1066x1536.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3340 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc3340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic4-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic4-710x1024.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic4-768x1107.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic4-1066x1536.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfdaab elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bfdaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2274\" alt=\"Official Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party news release page with party emblem at top, large Chinese title &apos;\u65b0\u805e\u7a3f&apos; and body text in Chinese, dated 1995\u5e749\u670815\u65e5 (\u4e5d\u6708\u5341\u4e94\u65e5).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5.jpeg 1332w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5-710x1024.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5-768x1107.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic5-1066x1536.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005b234 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"005b234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2275\" alt=\"Chinese newspaper clipping with a bold headline and dense vertical text columns, including a small table in the center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6-1024x483.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6-768x362.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shihmingte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150405_pic6-1536x725.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325f81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325f81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The DPP advocates Taiwan independence on the Republic of China model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the DPP\u2019s history \u2014 from the days when the DPP 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