Taipei, Dec. 2 (CNA) As an emerging democracy, Taiwan should play an active role in China's democratization for the benefit of both people in Taiwan and China, a Chinese human rights activist said Saturday.
"Only by participating in the process of the democratization of China and the deconstruction of the Communist Party of China (CPC) can God truly bless Taiwan," said Li Dayong, who works for the Global Service Center for Quitting CPC, on the sidelines of a parade opposing state-led persecution inside China.
The rally gathered thousands of participants in Panchiao, Taipei County to support a movement calling on CPC members to quit the party, and opposing China's suppression of Falun Gong and dissidents.
Views of Taiwan's future commonly held among Taiwanese people -- unification, independence, and the status quo -- will not work because they are all based on interaction between cross-strait governments, Li said.
"But can you really trust the Chinese government and the CPC, based on its track record?" asked Li, who is one of the founders of Future China Forum, a democracy-advocating Internet forum.
Eastern European countries didn't start their democratization process until the Communist Party of Soviet Union was deconstructed, Li said, adding that it provided a perfect example for both Taiwan and China.
"Most people know that Taiwan is in a stalemate politically, especially in cross-strait relations. The real question we have to ask is how to walk out of it," he said.
"In my opinion, only by helping Chinese people break away from the control and suppression of the CPC can Taiwan secure its future and break away from China's military threat," he said.