Taiwan president pledges not to exclude unification with China

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian
said Thursday he would not shut the door on eventual
unification with China if Beijing expressed goodwill.
Chen clarified his position during a meeting with James
Soong, leader of the opposition People First Party, and the
two signed a joint declaration afterward.
In their joint declaration, they promised that they
would "not rule out the possibility of any model of
relationship evolving on the basis of goodwill." The
wording clearly was chosen to include the possibility of
eventual reunification with China.