The DPP has never acknowledged the existence of the 1992 Consensus ever achieved by the semi-official meetings,[4] and also rejects any claim that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are "One China".
[7] The concept and application of the 1992 Consensus were clearly rebuked by another DPP president, Tsai Ing-wen, who argued in a 2019 speech that one country, two systems is associated with the use of this term by CCP.
"[10]: 229 ARATS telephoned SEF and stated that it "fully respected and accepted" Taipei's proposal to use verbal declarations for each side's position on this issue.
Talks were delayed as tensions rose in the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, but in October 1998 a second round of Wang-Koo summit were held in Shanghai.
[10]: 230 The leader of the liberal Democratic Development Party (DPP), Chen Shui-bian made his famous Four Noes and One Without proposal during his campaign in the presidential election in 2000.
[7] President Chen Shui-bian initially expressed some willingness to accept the 1992 Consensus, a precondition set by the PRC for dialogue, but backed down after backlash within his own party.
[13] The semi-governmental dialog between the SEF from Taiwan and the ARATS from China was scheduled to re-open on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, with the first meeting held in June.
On 4 July 2008, Weekend direct chartered flights between mainland China and Taiwan commenced subsequent to the semi-official talk in Beijing.
In an interview by the Mexico-based newspaper El Sol de México on 2 September 2008, Ma was asked about his views on the subject of "two Chinas" and if there is a solution for the sovereignty issues between the two.
The English website of Xinhua reported that Hu Jintao told President George W. Bush that it is PRC's "consistent stand that the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan should restore consultation and talks on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, which sees both sides recognize there is only one China, but agree to differ on its definition".
[19] On 12 January 2011, Xinhua reiterated Beijing's position on this issue by saying that "under which both sides adhere to the One-China Principle", which is a highlight of the first half of the Consensus.
[23][24] After Tsai's victory in the presidential election of Taiwan, Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping stated on 12 March 2016, that the 1992 Consensus was "the greatest common denominator and political bottom line for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations".
[25]: 13 On 2 January 2019, Xi Jinping marked the 40th Anniversary message to Taiwan compatriots with a long speech calling for the adherence to the 1992 Consensus and vigorously opposing Taiwanese independence.
The consensus was described as "a historical description of past cross-strait interaction," and the task force proposed that the consensus be replaced with a commitment to "upholding the Republic of China’s national sovereignty; safeguarding freedom, democracy and human rights; prioritizing the safety of Taiwan; and creating win-win cross-strait relations.
[31] In 2021, the Taiwan Affairs Office stated that the meaning of the 1992 consensus is "both sides of the strait belong to one China, and work together to strive for national unification".
[32] The KMT platform under newly elected chairman Eric Chu also continued to include the 1992 consensus while rejecting "one country, two systems".
[citation needed] Some pro-independence supporters, such as former President Lee Teng-hui, point to a lack of documentation to argue that the consensus has never existed.