KMT chair Cheng Li-wun met with Chinese President Xi Jinping today in Beijing. The meeting took place as part of a six-day trip by Cheng to China that started on April 7th...
International coverage has zoomed in with disproportionate focus on a trip to China by current KMT chair Cheng Li-wun, during which she will meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The trip is touted as a visit to China, as the first trip of its kind in ten years, by an opposition leader...
A memorial for the Yellow Emperor was held in Shaanxi earlier this month for the Tomb Sweeping Holiday. In attendance was former KMT acting chairperson Lin Jung-tzer, who attended the event along with CCP high-ranking officials such as Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Chairman Zhang Zhijun...
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has warned that the fiscal sustainability of the National Health Insurance (NHI) system is at risk through a new proposal from the KMT. The proposal would cover the health premiums of all children from zero to 6...
A report by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence states that China does not intend to invade Taiwan in 2027. The report, which is the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, takes the view that China does not have a fixed timeline for achieving unification and that China is more likely to continue with efforts to achieve unification that do not require military force. Instead, the report states that China is more likely to try to achieve unification by the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which is in 1947, as part of aspirations to achieve “national rejuvenation.”...
In an unusual move, earlier this month, the Chinese government made an offer of energy security to Taiwan in return for giving up sovereignty and agreeing to Chinese rule. This was, of course, immediately turned down by the Lai administration, given that this would mean agreeing to annexation...
The TPP continues with its delicate balancing act on defense. In particular, the TPP seems to still be aiming to differentiate its political stance from that of the KMT, while still maintaining a pan-Blue political orientation and, in this way, taking an active stance against passing defense spending...
The KMT and TPP have hit out at a visit to Japan by Premier Cho Jung-tai to watch a game at the World Baseball Classic. Taiwan defeated regional rival South Korea for the first time in history at the WBC game, advancing Taiwan to the next round of competition...
The KMT seems set to continue being on the offensive in the legislature, with a slew of new bills that the party hopes to pass in the near future. At the same time, it is probable that the KMT will cause public pushback if it continues with its actions...
