China unity talks ‘premature,’ KMT saysDIALOGUE HOPES: KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun said that the most important task was to establish a peace framework, if it is also acceptable to Taiwan and ChinaBy Lin Hsin-han, Hollie Younger and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writers and CNAChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) told The Economist in an interview that she considers talks on peaceful unification with China “premature,” the party said in a statement yesterday. Cheng spoke about cross-strait peace, national identity, national defense and security, and US-China relations in the interview, the statement said. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun speaks at the party’s Central Standing Committee meeting in Tapei on Wednesday last week. She said she hopes for exchanges and dialogue with China, including meeting with Xi, as she advocates for cross-strait reconciliation. The so-called “1992 consensus” refers to a tacit understanding between the KMT and the Chinese government that both sides of the Strait acknowledge there is “one China,” with each side having its own interpretation of what “China” means.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 17:13 UTC