1. Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan & Chairman of Kuomintang Party (KMT) enters interview 2. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, and Chairman of Kuomintang Party "We believe the (Taiwanese) President violated his pledge he made in 2000 and 2004 (not to disband the National Unification Council). And, at this juncture, we don't believe the question of unification or independence is very important or urgent in his priorities. So for two reasons, we oppose his (President Chen Shui-bian) decision. First of all, this is a violation of his own assurances. Assurances are made to the citizens of the Republic of Taiwan and to our foreign friends, such as the United States. Secondly, we think that he should pay attention to many problems, domestic problems in Taiwan which urgently need his attention, instead of this relatively remote question." 3. Two shot of interview set up 4. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, and Chairman of Kuomintang Party "Senator Warner's logic is right, that if the invasion from the mainland is not provoked by Taiwan, certainly the United States has a good reason to come to Taiwan's rescue. But if Taiwan itself rocks the boat, the original orders, and provokes the invasion, I understand very well that it will be difficult for the United States to intervene for very clear reasons. Therefore, I think Taiwan should not make itself look like a trouble maker, it should make itself a peace maker and, in the jargon of the United States government, a responsible stakeholder in East Asia." 5. Two shot of interview set up 6. Flag of Republic of China and US flag, Ma Ying-jeou Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, Chairman of Kuomintang Party and Jason Yuan, KMT Representative in Washington chatting casually 7. Ma Ying-jeou Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, Chairman of KMT Party and Anthony Williams, Washington DC Mayor, shake hands for photo op 8. Cutaway photographers 9. Various of Ma Ying-jeou Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, Chairman of KMT Party and Anthony Williams, Washington DC Mayor, chat 10. Ma Ying-jeou Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, Chairman of KMT Party enters American Enterprise Institute conference room 11. Cutaway photographers 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor of Taipei and Taiwan, and Chairman of Kuomintang Party "If the KMT is able to come back to power in 2008, we certainly will resume the interrupted negotiations based on the '92 consensus, mainly 'One China, different interpretations.' This has been accepted by mainland China. Secondly, we will try to reach some kind of peace accord that will formally terminate the state of hostilities across the Taiwan Strait." 12. Photographers cutaways STORYLINE: The Mayor of Taipei and Chairman of the Nationalist Party of Taiwan (Kuomintang Party), Ma Ying-jeou, was in Washington, DC on Wednesday, on the third day of his five day trip to the United States. Early on Wednesday morning he spoke about the differences he has with Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. Ma believes that Chen violated his pledges to the Taiwanese people made during the presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. "For two reasons, we oppose his (President Chen Shui-bian) decision. First of all, this is a violation of his own assurances. Assurances are made to the citizens of the Republic of Taiwan and to our foreign friends, such as the United States. Secondly, we think that he should pay attention to many problems, domestic problems in Taiwan which urgently need his attention, instead of this relatively remote question." Chen pledged not to disband the National Unification Council and did so earlier this year, sparking statements of concern from both Washington and Beijing. Ma remains in Washington through Thursday. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/1db2a90a70d729a366e3e15935892bdb Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 30 Jul 2015
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