No reunification, no future, ex-KMT chair says

Taiwan has no future without national reunification, Hung Hsiuchu, former chairwoman of the Kuomintang party said on Wednesday, responding to President Xi Jinping's address marking the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan.

"President Xi's speech was comprehensive, complete and very specific. I have to mention, in particular, that the reunification of the two sides is imperative and necessary," she said in an interview aired by China Central Television on Thursday.

Hung said Taiwan cannot ignore the historical trend of achieving national rejuvenation and that Taiwan independence is "completely impossible" and can only lead to a dead end.