'掉队' 的国民党未来在哪里？

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Chris Horton, '掉队' 的国民党未来在哪里？ 纽约时报中文网, Mar 30, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170330/taiwan-china-kmt-kuomintang/

, which is translated from

Chris Horton, As Power Wanes, Kuomintang Struggles to Hang On. New York Times, Mar 30, 2017 (under the heading "Memo from Taiwan").

Quote:

"it [KMT] struggles to stay relevant in Taiwan politics

"Nathan Batto, assistant research fellow at Academia Sinica * * * The Kuomintang's base is made up of those who think of themselves 'as Chinese in some way,' Mr Batto said. That base, however, is now only 20 to 40 percent of voters. Corporations seeking access to the Chinese market are an additional pillar of support — especially financial. * * * 'The '92 Consensus fell apart,' he [Batto] said. 'You can't just put Humpty Dumpty back together again.'

"Watching the Kuomintang drama is China * * * Chinese observers differ in their views on the state of the Kuomintang

"While selling arms to Taiwan, Washington has consistently adhered to its own interpretation of One China that seeks neither to cross Chinese red lines nor abandon Taiwan. That tightrope walk * * *

"To reach such an agreement [that KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu hopes for with China] would require the Kuomintang to return to power in 2020, an unlikely prospect unless the party leadership charts a new path, despite President Tsai’s current low approval ratings.

Note: Nathan F Batto  鮑彤
http://www.ipsas.sinica.edu.tw/image/users/97/1.pdf
(PhD in Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2007)

Not to be confused with BAO Tong 鮑彤 (1932- ; a Chinese dissident living in Beijing).