"The main consensus of the Taiwanese people and the ruling and opposition parties is that there is no room for compromise in protecting sovereignty and a way of life based on democratic freedoms," she was quoted as saying by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA).
Ing-wen stressed that confrontation is "not an option for both sides of the strait."
According to the head of the island's administration, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, as well as respect for the aspirations of the people of the region for sovereignty, democracy and freedom, will be the basis for the resumption of the positive development of relations between the parties.
Earlier, American businessman Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, proposed making Taiwan a special administrative region of China, by analogy with Hong Kong and Macau.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, in response to the entrepreneur's proposal, said that the issue of Taiwan is an internal affair of China, Beijing will strive for the peaceful reunification of the country according to the formula "one country - two systems."