Lu says Chen's re-election crucial to cross-strait stability - TW

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Vice President Annette Lu (???) yesterday said that President Chen Shui-bian's (???) re-election is critical to stabilizing cross-strait relations and domestic politics.

Lu made the remarks during a tea party with a group of reporters covering the Presidential Office.

If the Chen is re-elected, Lu predicted, the Beijing authorities will come to understand that they have to negotiate with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration.

"This will be the first step in maintaining cross-strait stability," she said.

Should that be the case, Lu went on, the DPP and its pan-green allies will stand a good chance of winning a majority of seats in the year-end legislative elections.

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