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Taiwanese independence has no legal basis, so I oppose it. Unity in Taiwan should not be damaged by ideology. The Republic of China is our country and Taiwan is our home. We have to take good care of our home as well as our country.

— Hou Yu-ih Hou Yu-ih (2023)

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Source: Hou Yu-ih (2023) cited in "Hou You-yi against 'two systems' and independence" on Taipei Times, 11 May 2023.
Work: Hou Yu-ih, 2023
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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