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To: DJBEINO who wrote (7120)	3/17/2000 2:53:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Taiwan's Chen Will Seek Talks With Beijing If He Wins TAIPEI (AP)--Opposition presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian told a rally Friday that if he is elected president of Taiwan he wouldn't threaten the island's security but would immediately seek talks with China. "It wouldn't be one person negotiating. It wouldn't be one party negotiating. It would be all of Taiwan's people negotiating with China," Chen said to thousands of cheering supporters waving green DPP flags at the rally in Taipei. The ruling Nationalist Party has tried to capitalize on the recent tension with China, blaming Chen for stirring up Beijing and assuring voters that its candidate, Vice President Lien Chan, could best deal with Beijing. During his last rally Friday night, Lien urged a crowd of about 80,000 in Taipei not to vote for Chen. "Abian is headed for war and disaster," he said, using Chen's nickname. TV ads for Lien have shown young men marching off to war, chanting a popular slogan of Chen's party, "Long live Taiwan independence!" Other commercials show a Chinese submarine cruising in the Taiwan Strait armed with 12 missiles with nuclear warheads. While campaigning in the streets Friday, Chen criticized the attack ads. "We'll use votes to counter the Nationalist Party's missiles and submarines," Chen said. Bi-khim Hsiao, a Chen spokeswoman, said the attack ads were trying to "demonize and radicalize" Chen's party and were upsetting "domestic harmony." "It is the duty of the government to alleviate tensions and fear, but what they are doing is promoting fear," Hsiao said. "The KMT (Nationalist Party) is the source of tension today." Hsiao said Chinese individuals, whom she wouldn't identify, have been meeting with DPP officials in recent months, preparing for a possible Chen victory. Some have seemed genuinely interested in understanding the party's views, while others simply delivered anti-independence lectures. On Friday, Chen said at a rally that if elected he would withdraw from all party activities after taking office, an obvious move to ease the public's concerns about the party's pro-independence stance. Although Beijing hasn't endorsed a candidate, it's widely believed that it favors Lien, a moderate who has never supported independence. Like the other presidential hopefuls, Lien has said he would expand trade ties with China if it doesn't compromise Taiwan's security. The third major candidate is independent James Soong, a former Nationalist leader expelled from the party for campaigning against Lien. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Voting by up to 15 million eligible voters aged 20 or above begins at 0000 GMT Saturday (7:00 p.m. EST Friday) and ends at 0900 GMT Saturday (4:00 a.m. EST).Full results are expected to be announced by 1300 GMT (8 a.m. EST). The candidate with the most votes wins, even if he has no majority.