Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun returned to Taipei after a five-stop US visit. She met with think tanks, universities, Taiwanese American communities, and influential senators and representatives in Washington.
Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun returned to Taipei after a five-stop US visit, describing it as "beyond expectations." She met with think tanks, universities, Taiwanese American communities, and influential US senators and representatives.
Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun returned to Taipei after a five-day US visit, describing it as "beyond expectations." She met with think tanks, universities, Taiwanese American communities, and influential US senators and representatives.
Taiwanese official Cheng met with US lawmakers, stressing the KMT's commitment to military cooperation but also the need for financially sound defense acquisitions. Cheng's visit includes stops in San Francisco, Boston, and New York, with Washington being the main destination.
Leading House Republicans Brian Mast and Young Kim will meet with Taiwan's opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, in Washington. The meetings aim to discuss Taiwan's defense spending and its relationship with China, particularly following Cheng's meeting with Xi Jinping.
KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun called Donald Trump's opposition to Taiwan's independence a "positive first step" towards reducing tensions. She stated that the KMT's stance aligns with the "one China" principle, aiming to maintain the status quo and minimize war likelihood.
KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun states that cross-strait peace can be maintained if Taiwan avoids "de jure independence" and emphasizes a credible military deterrent and dialogue framework.
KMT's Cheng met with Stanford scholars, advocating for the first island chain to become a zone of peace and prosperity, and expressed hope for deeper Taipei-Washington partnerships in defense and security.
Cheng Li-wun, líder del KMT, busca acercar posturas con Pekín para evitar un conflicto, asegurando que Taiwán no será la próxima Hong Kong y que la democracia no se sacrificará.
Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's opposition KMT party, begins a two-week visit to the US. The trip follows her meeting with Xi Jinping in China and comes amid US concerns over her party's stance on defense spending.
Taiwan's main opposition leader, Cheng, is visiting the US for a politically sensitive two-week trip. The visit, her first to the US in two years, follows a meeting with Xi Jinping in China.
Taiwan's opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun of the KMT, expressed strong willingness to meet President Donald Trump during her US visit, citing the need for dialogue to ensure peace and drawing parallels to her recent meeting with China's Xi Jinping.
Cheng Li-wun is the chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). In this far-ranging interview, she discusses her vision for peace and cooperation between Taiwan and mainland China, her meeting in April with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping and her coming trip to the United States in June. Cross-strait relations have been increasingly tense for more than 10 years. What approach can change this situation? As long as both sides of the strait accept the 1992 consensus and...
Cheng Li-wun is the chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). In this far-ranging interview, she discusses her vision for peace and cooperation between Taiwan and mainland China, her meeting in April with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping and her coming trip to the United States in June. The original interview was conducted in Chinese. SCMP Plus members can read a Chinese version of the transcript here. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click...
Cheng Li-wun is the chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). In this wide-ranging interview, she discusses her vision for peace and cooperation between Taiwan and mainland China, her meeting in April with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping and her upcoming trip to the United States in June. The original interview was conducted in Chinese. SCMP Plus members can access the Chinese transcript. Chinese transcript: interview with KMT’s Cheng Li-wun by scmp
A Taiwanese official has begun a more than 10-day visit to the United States, with engagements planned at think tanks, with overseas Taiwanese communities, and potentially with policymakers. The official, identified only as Cheng, emphasized that the trip focuses on substantive strategic dialogue rather than ceremonial visits. At the core of her pitch is a rejection of what she describes as the "false binary" of choosing between Beijing and Washington.
Le président chinois Xi Jinping a déclaré à Cheng Li-wun, cheffe du KMT, que l'unité entre la Chine et Taïwan était inévitable, tout en appelant à des relations pacifiques.
La cheffe de l'opposition taïwanaise, Cheng Li-wun, est en Chine pour prôner un resserrement des liens avec Pékin et s'opposer aux ventes d'armes américaines, avant une visite de Donald Trump.
