AssessmentsApr 1, 2026 | 18:09 GMT
The Taiwanese Opposition's Plan To Revive Talks With China Will Likely Backfire
The effort by Taiwan's opposition leader to revive talks with China will likely produce modest economic benefits, hurt the party's electoral prospects and not significantly alter U.S. policy on Taiwan, though talks could also paradoxically increase the chance of military conflict in the coming years. China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) announced on March 30 that the chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, Cheng Li-wun, would visit China from April 7-12 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. TAO Chair Song Tao said the visit will involve stops in Jiangsu, Shanghai and Beijing. That same day, Cheng held a press conference on the matter, accepting the invitation and pledging to uphold the KMT's policy of "adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing Taiwan independence," saying these policies would help avoid war. She also spoke of the efforts of current KMT elder and former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou from
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