Christopher Paun Feb 1

Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-Wun wants to meet China’s president Xi Jinping. She revealed in an interview with @TheEconomist on January 27th that after a nine-year hiatus, the KMT will resume dialogue with China’s Communist Party in early February, starting with exchanges between their think-tanks.

A Chinese mainland spokeswoman confirmed the reports. Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said a think tank forum between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang from Taiwan will be held in Beijing on Tuesday (February 3rd).

https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/01/29/taiwans-new-opposition-leader-wants-to-talk-to-xi-jinping?giftId=ZGE4OTFiZDItODZmOC00ZmQzLTkzMjItZWE1NzhkY2M2ZGMz&utm_campaign=gifted_article

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Show threadChristopher Paun Feb 4

Officials from #Taiwan's opposition #Kuomintang (#KMT) echoed Chinese President Xi Jinping's narrative of "national rejuvenation" at an official forum with the Chinese Communist Party this week in Beijing. KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen led a delegation to the Chinese capital for a "think tank exchange" held Monday through Wednesday, accompanied by the party think tank's Vice Chairman Lee Hong-yuan and 40 experts and academics.

Reporting from #NikkeiAsia
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/taiwan-tensions/in-beijing-taiwan-s-kmt-echoes-xi-jinping-s-national-rejuvenation-call

In Beijing, Taiwan's KMT echoes Xi Jinping's 'national rejuvenation' call

Meeting with CCP held as worries grow over fate of Taipei defense budget

Nikkei Asia
Show threadChristopher Paun 
Taiwan's main opposition leader will make a rare trip to China on Tuesday, weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump, with Beijing expected to use the visit to increase its influence over the democratic island.
Cheng Li-wun, who will become the first sitting chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT) to travel to China in a decade, said she wants to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to build cross-strait "peace."
Taiwanese officials and experts, however, say Xi sees an opportunity to reinforce Cheng's standing in the KMT and stymie further U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.
Reporting from @thejapantimes:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/05/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kuomintang-leader-china-focus/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
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Taiwan opposition leader to make 'peace' visit to China, first in 10 years

Kuomintang chief Cheng Li-wun said she wants to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping to build cross-strait 'peace.'

The Japan Times
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