Knaebe:	You are considered as a renegade province by Beijing’s government. That is, of course, a permanent intimidation and threat from the Mainland. How are you coping with these dangers?
Lee:	The historical fact is, that since the establishment of Chinese Communist regime in 1949, it has never ruled the territory under the ROC (Republic of China)—Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. The 1991 Constitutional Amendment had designated cross-Strait relationship as special state-to-state relationship, rather than an internal relationship between a legitimate government and a renegade group or between a central government and local government.
Knabe:	Declaring Taiwan as an independent state seems to be no realistic option. Beijing’s “one country two systems” is not acceptable for the majority of the people in Taiwan. Is there any compromise between these two positions. And if there is one, what does it look like?
Lee:	The Republic of China has been a sovereign country since it was founded in 1912. The 1991 amendment to the Constitution (promulgated in 1947 in Nanking, China) designated cross-Strait relation as special state-to-state relation. Consequently, there is no need to declare independence.
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