Four Wants and One Without

Four Wants and One Without
Traditional Chinese四要一沒有
Simplified Chinese四要一没有
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinsì yào yī méiyǒu
Wade–Gilesssu⁴ yao⁴ i¹ mei²-yu³
Tongyong Pinyinsìh yào yi méi-yǒu

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. 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

External links

  • full text of Chen's speech at FAPA


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