Editing Annette Lu (section)

==Cross-strait relations==
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In terms of [[Cross-Strait relations]] with China, Lu has been more outspoken in favor of [[Taiwan independence]] than President [[Chen Shui-bian]], and as such has been more heavily attacked than Chen both by the government of the [[People's Republic of China]] and by supporters of [[Chinese unification]]. Her remarks have led state newspapers in mainland China to accuse her of provoking "animosity between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits".<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/english/200004/17/eng20000417_39057.html "What Is Annette Lu Up To?"]'', People's Daily, 4/17/00''</ref> PRC state media has also labeled Lu as "insane" and as "scum of the earth".{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

In 2010 Lu visited [[South Korea]] and advocated Taiwan's use of what she called "[[soft power]]," meaning peaceful economic and political development, as a model for the resolution of international conflicts.<ref>[http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1183467&lang=eng_news&cate_img=49.jpg&cate_rss=news_Society_TAIWAN Soft power lets Taiwan overcome poverty, survive despotism: Lu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194807/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1183467&lang=eng_news&cate_img=49.jpg&cate_rss=news_Society_TAIWAN |date=2016-03-03 }}, ''[[Taiwan News]]'', 18 February 2010.</ref> In mid-April 2013 speaking at [[George Washington University]], Lu called for the DPP to better understand Mainland China, because Taiwan's future depends on development on the mainland. She stated that cross-strait relations should be defined as not only between distant relatives, but between near neighbors. She also stressed that there should be neither hatred nor war between Taiwan and Mainland China, and that both sides should pursue peaceful coexistence, industrial cooperation, and cultural exchanges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2013/04/14/375995/Ex-VP-Lu.htm |title=Ex-VP Lu slams DPP for overlooking China |newspaper=[[The China Post]] |access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref>

Speaking at the founding ceremony of Anti-One China Principle Union in [[Taipei]] on 29 April 2013, Lu warned against silent annexation of Taiwan by China since the introduction of [[Anti-Secession Law]] in 2005 and the gradual erosion of [[Political status of Taiwan|Taiwan's sovereignty]]. However, she said Taiwan is not opposed to one [[China]] existing in the world, just that Taiwan is not part of China. She criticized [[President of the Republic of China|ROC President]] [[Ma Ying-jeou]] for making Taiwan more and more dependent on China. She reiterated her 1996 Consensus (in opposition to the [[Kuomintang]]'s [[1992 Consensus]]) for dealing with the [[China|PRC]], in which she said Taiwan has been an independent sovereign country since the [[1996 Republic of China presidential election|1996 ROC presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/04/30/2003561080|title=Lu warns on 'silent annexation' by China - Taipei Times|website=www.taipeitimes.com|date=30 April 2013|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>