, ▁established ▁a ▁college ▁of ▁physical ▁education , ▁increased ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁students , ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁University ▁Publications ▁Committee . ▁ ▁K MT ▁Secretary ▁General ▁ ▁Chi ang ▁Ch ing - ku o ▁asc ended ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁t apped ▁his ▁old ▁conf id ante ▁Lee ▁H uan ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁new ▁Secretary - General . ▁ ▁Chi ang ▁told ▁Lee ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁goals ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁Lee ▁to ▁ful fill : ▁reform ▁the ▁K MT , ▁move ▁the ▁RO C ▁towards ▁dem ocracy , ▁and ▁move ▁the ▁RO C ▁towards ▁reun ification . ▁In ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁Ka oh si ung ▁headquarters ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Lee ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁goal ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁commun ist ▁party ▁r uling ▁main land ▁China , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁" push ▁for ▁dem ocracy , ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁press , ▁and ▁an ▁open ▁economy ▁in ▁the ▁main land ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁rid ▁China ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁and ▁to ▁move ▁it ▁toward ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁modern ▁state ." ▁▁ ▁Many ▁in ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁right - wing ▁claimed ▁the ▁speech ▁bet rayed ▁the ▁party ' s ▁historic ▁commit ment ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁commun ists ; ▁Chi ang ▁counter ed ▁by ▁instruct ing ▁Lee ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁entire ▁speech ▁in ▁the