Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wen plans a six-day trip to Beijing, expected to include a meeting with President Xi Jinping—the first such encounter between the parties’ leaders in a decade. The visit is under scrutiny in Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has raised suspicions of a quid pro quo.
Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wen is planning a six-day trip to Beijing, where a meeting with President Xi Jinping is expected. This would mark the first encounter between leaders of the two parties in a decade.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has voiced suspicions over the timing. The DPP said Beijing’s decision to host Cheng while the KMT continues to block arms procurement in Taiwan’s legislature has fuelled concerns of a quid pro quo: stalling arms purchases in exchange for the Cheng-Xi meeting.
The planned visit highlights ongoing tensions in Taiwan’s politics regarding cross-strait relations. As the pro-Beijing KMT party, such high-level engagements draw particular attention amid the current geopolitical context.
