Improving China Ties Does Not Mean Being Anti-US, Taiwan Opposition Leader Says

Newly elected opposition Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun delivers her speech during the Kuomintang (KMT) 12th National Congress in Taipei on November 1, 2025 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

Improving ties with Beijing does not require being anti-U.S., while Taiwan’s survival depends on stable relations with China, the leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party said on Monday.

Former lawmaker Cheng Li-wun won election as chair of the Kuomintang (KMT) in October and has signalled a swing towards even closer ties with Beijing than her predecessor Eric Chu, who did not visit China during his term as chairman that began in 2021.

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