hrough your work, you will certainly win the esteem of the nation and the
praise of all. You would be doing a meritorious service to the country and your name
would be inscribed in the temple of fame. It is preposterous to regard such a service as a
“guilt”. After all, putting up in that tight eastern corner is not a long-term solution. This is
of course quiet clear for a man as intelligent as you. Hesitation, procrastination or leaving
the problem to other days would only lead to difficulty and distress and you, my brother,
would hardly be able to escape the blame. Moreover, peaceful reunification is entirely an
internal affair of China. Those outsiders who talk glibly about it have designs on our
Taiwan. This is common knowledge. When a decision needs to be made, irresolution is
bound to bring trouble. I hope you will consider this carefully.
The Kuomintang founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen endured countless hardships and finally
overthrew the monarchy and established the republic; numerous revolutionaries advanced
wave after wave and laid down their lives for the cause. History has recorded this as
glorious contribution. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party twice cooperated and on
both occasions they made tremendous contributions to the country and the nation. We
know something about the first cooperation, led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, though we were still
young at that time. The second cooperation proceeded with your father in the chair and, as
participants in it, we should know what it was all about. Though the matter was as
complicated as could be, an all-round view of the situation would show that cooperation is
beneficial to the country and the nation while division is detrimental to them. Since you are
presiding over the administration of Taiwan, you have unshirkable responsibility for the
realization of cooperation for the third time. It would be easier to talk the matter over when
leaders on both sides used to be schoolmates and close friends who know one another well.
I find it really hard for me to subscribe to those views which describe cooperation as
“surrender”, “humiliating”, “suffering losses” or “being duped”. In reviewing history or
looking forward to the future, one should bear in mind the public interests of the country
and the nation, and use this as the supreme criterion, instead of basing oneself on a party’s
selfish interests. Such talks as “reunifying China with the Three People’s Principles” are
regarded by all sensible people as unrealistic, deceptive and self-deceiving. People of our
generation know the true meaning of the of the Three People’s principles quiet well and
there is no need to argue about it. Neither is there any need to dwell on such assertions as
Taiwan’s “economic prosperity, democracy and easy livelihood”, the truth of which the ◢本◢作◢品◢由◢◢網◢提◢供◢下◢載◢與◢在◢線◢閱◢讀◢
venerable gentlemen in Taiwan know clearly. For the sake of your party, I would think that
if you would take up the historic responsibility and resolutely take part in peace talk to
accomplish national reunification as required by time and tide, the two parties would be
able to co-exist for a long time to come, supervising each other while joining in glorious
effort to revitalize China. Otherwise how could the situation existing in that small corner to
be maintained for long? This is a question those who are sensible are already turning over
in their minds. It involves the survival and development of the Kuomintang and I hope you
will think it over again.
I recently read one of your writings in which you expressed “fervent hopes that my
father’s soul would be able to return to the homeland and be reunited with the forefathers”.
I was overwhelmed with emotion when I read this. The remains of your father are still
placed temporarily at Cihu. After reunification, they should be moved back and buried in
the native soil—in Fenghua, Nanjing or Lushan—in fulfillment of your filial wishes