JULY 2011

DEMOCRACY & PROGRESS

DPP launches 2012 campaign theme
On July 1, the DPP launched the 2012 presidential campaign theme at Tsai Ing-wens Campaign Headquarters, which will set out to be Taiwan Next: Decide the Future Now. The campaign team also launched a commercial made with animation technology and campaign platform literature. Campaign Spokespeople Chen Chimai, Hsu Chia-ching and Cheng Lichun hosted the press conference along with 12 youth representatives involved in the campaign. We hope the 2012 big elections is not going to be just a battle between blue vs. green or the DPP vs. KMT, said Campaign Spokesperson Hsu Chiaching. We hope this will be a movement of values and the courage to challenge the rigid, conservative and outdated wrong direction that the current system has taken. Campaign Spokesperson Cheng Li-chun said that now is the time for people to reflect, to dialogue, to engage in action and to decide the future. She explained that the DPP chose the theme Taiwan Next to represent the next step for Taiwan, which is for the current generation to lead the next generation. We have highlighted 12 topics to start [the dialogue], and these include among others: culture, education, human rights, employment, fairness, social welfare, democracy, environment, gender and living stan... continued on the next page

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dards, Cheng said. We will use confidence to create a new future for Taiwan. Cheng emphasized that the crucial moment for 2012 lies on whether we are ready for new thinking, new attitude, a new plan and for a new leader. Instead of letting old thinking tie the new generation, I believe that with unlimited imagination, Taiwan can progress towards a new era, Cheng said. Now, the next step is to determine the critical moment for Taiwan. Along with the campaign theme of Taiwan Next, the DPP launched a few days later on July 5 a set of two commercials with DPP Presidential Candidate Tsai Ing-wens voice over. The commercial showed Tsai Ing-wen in London, highlighting the issue that Taiwan needs to engage with the world. Campaign Spokesperson Chen Chi-mai explained that Tsai Ing-wen graduated from the U.K.s London School of Economics during the 1980s with a specialization in financial law and international negotiation, for which has given her a large influence in her character. Chen said that Tsai Ing-wen has deeply been influenced by the notion of a political culture that involves rational thinking and dialogue in democratic politics. The commercial for Taiwan Next with Presidential Candidate Tsai Ing-wen can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player _embedded&v=ItYrQkhN45A

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JULY 2011 social security so that more people flourish under a secure environment.

TAIWAN NEXT: DECIDE THE FUTURE NOW

DPP 2012 CAMPAIGN PLATFORM

OUR NEXT: IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, our past government has blindly focused on GDP growth and letting a small number of people accumulate large wealth. This has resulted in unemployment increase, stagnant wage growth, widening wealth gap and the people losing a sense of hope. We propose, for future economic growth, to focus on an employment-oriented economy where all the people can share its benefits. We must look for globally competitive knowledge-innovation and expand the winners circle. Starting from land value and local livelihood, we can build our economies, raise our living standards and create a Taiwan value where young people have the opportunity to achieve their dreams. IN SOCIAL WELFARE, the effects of globalization has led to an increase in the gap between rich and poor, which has placed a heavy burden on most individuals and families at the expense of fairness and justice, loss in quality of life and a sense of security among society. We propose, under the trend of globalization, for the government to shoulder an even greater social responsibility and invest in providing the people a fair, basic and collective foundation for maintaining and sustaining a dignified living. The government must invest in such areas as education, culture, and

IN OUR ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT, we must humbly reflect on a past that squandered resources and overlooked the damages caused at the expense of the future generation. We propose to commonly acknowledge the absolute necessity of land reconstruction in order to fulfill environmental justice. The future environment must consist of an appreciation and a peaceful coexistence with the ecosystem, and where we live without worries or fears in a nuclear-free homeland, leaving our next generation bountiful green assets. In order to accomplish all of these goals, we must decide together surpassing conflict and exercising democracy in good faith. We must head towards a government that operates under good governance and provides equality and freedom, allowing for a pluralistic, participatory and inclusive cooperation that collectively pursues real citizen-centered democracy. We must employ our integrity and wisdom to face problems and use rationality to establish communications, build consensus and solve problems. For all of these, we need a new and innovative vision that is created by a woman president. TAIWAN NEXT: ASPIRING HOPE AND A FAIR SOCIETY FOR TAIWAN NEXT for Taiwan is for all Taiwanese people to make a decision together. This is the start to take action and to decide the future now. For ourselves and for the future of our next generation, we are making the decision to choose a person who brings new thinking and who is going to be our countrys new leader. We call for everyone to exert all efforts - in creating a new value that seeks for our NEXT and that aspires Hope and a Fair Society for Taiwan - so that we can achieve a sense of hope, security, happiness and honor and so that our next generation can tell the world: I am proud to be Taiwanese! This is Taiwan Next! PAGE 3

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DPP announces legislator-at-large party list for 2012 legislative elections

On June 29, at a Central Executive Committee meeting, the DPP announced the legislator-at-large party list for the 2012 legislative elections. The party list was modified in early July when a nominee dropped out of the nomination, and it was replaced with a replacement candidate. The list has been produced after the selection and recommendation process made by the DPPs Nomination Committee. Following is the full party list:

Order Name Age & Present & Past Positions No. Gender 1 Chen Chieh-ju 67 F Legislator () Chair, Welfare Committee, Legislative Yuan 2 Ker Chien60 M Legislator ming ( DPP Central Standing Committee Member ) 3 Wu Yih-Chen 41 F Lawyer () Director, Taipei Bar Association, 26th Session Director, Taipei Association for the Promotion of Womens Rights 4 Mr. Lee Ying- 58 M Director of Social Welfare, Yunlin County Government yuan () 5 Ms. Tian 57 F Legislator Chiu-chin ( ) 6 Mr. Tsai 51 M Legislator Huang-liang () 7 Ms. Hsiao Bi- 40 F Vice President, New Frontier Foundation khim ( Vice President, Liberal International ) Board Member, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy 8 Chen Chi-mai 46 M Executive Director, DPPs Policy Research Committee () DPP Central Executive Committee Member 9 Cheng Li42 F Executive Director, Taiwan Thinktank chun () Board Chair, Youth Synergy Taiwan Foundation 10 Tuan Yi-kang 48 M DPP Central Standing Committee Member () 11 Yu Mei-nu ( 56 F Chair, Taipei Bar Association ) Supervising Committee Member, The Awakening Foundation 12 Wu Ping-jui 45 M Chair, DPP New Taipei City ()

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Hsueh 57 F Ling() Yu Tian ( 64 M ) Wong Chin- 64 F chu () Yu Shyi-kun 63 M () Chen Ying ( 39 F ) Su Tseng64 M chang ( ) Huang Sue- 60 F ying () Hsieh Chang- 65 M ting (Frank ) Yang Fan-wan 55 F () Trong Chai( 76 M ) Chuo Chun- 56 F ying () Chao Yongching ( ) Hsieh ShingNi () Shih Yi-fang () Yu Mei-mei () 54 M

Chief Supervisor & Funding Chair, Tsai Ing-wens Campaign Headquarters, Former Premier Legislator Campaign Committee Chairman, Tsai Ing-wens Campaign Headquarters, Former Premier Legislator DPP Central Standing Committee Member Chief Campaign Commander, Tsai Ing-wens Campaign Headquarters, Former Mayor of Kaohsiung City and Former Premier Lawyer Director, International Federation of Women Lawyers (ROC) Vice Chair, National Alliance of Taiwan Womens Associations Legislator Director of Student Affairs, Chang Jung Christian University Director, Taiwan Southern Society Director, Taiwan Association of Social Workers Former legislator for five terms

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40 F 49 M 47 F

Program Host, ERA TV The Truth about Taiwan Chairman, Taiwan Professional Civil Engineers Association Program Host, Green Peace Broadcasting Station Mei-Mei News

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Chen Jing55 M jung () Chen Shiu-hui 49 () Lai Wan-chih 58 M () Yin Ling-ying 54 F () Tai Chen-yao 63 F () Wang Chiao- 43 F rong () Twu Shiing- 60 M jer ()

Preacher Chairman, the National Federation of Bank Employees Unions Farmer Farmer External Liaison for Taiwan, local chapter and office manager, Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) Legislator

Overseas supporters join Friends of Tsai Ing-wen

On July 20, DPP Chair and 2012 Presidential Candidate Tsai Ing-wen attended a forum held with Taiwanese expatriates living overseas as part of the DPPs on-going fundraising efforts through the Friends of Tsai Ing-wens Club. The event was hosted by Hsieh Shih-Ying, former chair of the Taiwanese Compatriot Association in the Philippines. Taiwanese business representatives from more than ten Asian countries were present at the forum. Other participants included Yu Shyi-kun, Tsai Ing-wens Presidential Election Campaign Headquarters chief supervisor; Chang Fu-mei, former Overseas Compatriot Affairs commissioner, Tsai Huang-lang, DPP legislator and Cheng Wen-tsang, DPP Taoyuan chapter chair. Tsai Ing-wen delivered a speech as main speaker of the event. She noted that the DPP, for more than two decades, has been instrumental in bringing democracy to Taiwan. She said that from her perspective, the Taiwanese people now wish for a democratic society with economic freedom instead of a politically controlled society without care for human rights. Tsai urged overseas expatriates to join the Friends of Tsai Ing-wen Association, which she said provides a rational choice for Taiwanese voters to strengthen social cohesion, boost the peoples passion and upholds its persistence in change for Taiwan. Tsai additionally appealed for Taiwanese overseas expatriates at the event to contribute to the DPP through small donations. She said that the DPP did not count with greater administrative resources or with party assets like the KMT for the upcoming presidential campaign. Therefore, she said that through small donations from DPP supporters, the DPP will be able to build firm bases in Taiwan for the future.

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DPP statement regarding the South China Sea: Ensure Sovereignty, Peace, Stability, Multilateral Cooperation, Sustainable Development
In light of the recent disputes in the South China Sea and the draft agreement on the guidelines for the implementation of the Declaration of Conduct between China and ASEAN, the DPP issued a statement reiterating its position: issues related to the South China Sea must be dealt with in a multilateral framework. Additionally the important principles with regard to environmental protection, sustainable development and peaceful resolution must be in line with: the 2008 Spratly Initiative (proposed by the former DPP administration), the United Nations Charter, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the 2002 Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. Furthermore, despite several calls from China for cooperation between the two sides of the strait on the South China Sea issue, the DPP urges President Ma Ying-jeous Administration to take part in multilateral talks with all parties involved in order to serve Taiwans best interest and to preserve regional stability. When he served as Deputy Chair of the Mainland Affairs Council in the 1990s, President Ma stated that the two sides of the strait must set aside sovereignty differences and work together on the South China Sea issue, dealing with outside parties in a unied way. The DPP strongly opposes this proposal as we believe that bilateral talks alone will not help in resolving disputes in the region, and will send the wrong message to the international community. The DPP believes that disputes in the South China Sea will not be effectively resolved solely through bilateral negotiations as we have already seen the escalation of tensions in the region due to military exercises conducted by China, Vietnam, the Philippines and the United States. The DPP believes that only open communication channels, through a multilateral cooperation framework, are the best solution to insure the common interests of all relevant parties and to maintain peace and stability in the region. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen has already indicated that Taiwan has its own viewpoint regarding the Spratly Islands one that is different from Chinas claims over the territory. Taiwan should not be restricted to a cross-strait bilateral framework. Only an open multilateral framework will prevent unnecessary tension or potential conicts in the region. The DPP reiterates its four core standpoints regarding the South China Sea, which are: to ensure sovereignty; to ensure peace and stability in the region; to enhance multilateral cooperation; and to promote sustainable development. These points are in accordance with the Spratly Initiative proposed by the DPP government in February 2008. The initiative proposed by the DPP advocates for environmental protection, setting aside sovereignty disputes, promotion of sustainable development versus exploiting natural resources, and resolving differences through peaceful means.

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DPP responds to recent comments made by Wang Yi in Washington, D.C.

In regards to the July 27th comments made by Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Chinas State Council, in Washington D.C. criticizing the DPPs cross strait policy, DPP Spokesperson Cheng Wen-tsang made comments to the press in response to the directors comments. Cheng said that DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen has repeatedly emphasized that the DPP is willing to pursue common interests with China. He also said that Chair Tsai has constantly stressed the importance of peace, stability, prosperity and development, and if elected, she will promote the normalization of cross strait economic and trade development. Regarding the agreements already signed with China, Cheng said that Chair Tsai already mentioned that she will move toward the direction of engaging in negotiation and adjustments under the policy of pursuing the most benefits for the Taiwanese people. Cheng scrutinized Wangs comments, which he said it represents that the KMT Administration and Beijing has signed an agreement under Beijings One China Principle, instead of the publicized One China, different interpretation formula. Beijing must understand that Taiwan and China are not mutual subordinates, and they must also accept that power transfer is a normal concept of democratic countries, Cheng said. They should not see the DPPs victory as the failure of Hu Jintaos policy towards Taiwan. Cheng added that the difference in both sides should lead to more communication, instead of blindly following and imposing on Taiwanese people what the two parties so-call consensus.

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