Improving China ties does not mean being anti-US, KMT leader saysBy Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEIImproving ties with Beijing does not require being anti-US, while Taiwan's survival depends on stable relations with China, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said yesterday. Then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairwoman-elect Cheng Li-wun speaks in a meeting with her party’s legislators in Taipei on Oct. 20 last year. "In terms of the overall narrative, the KMT has long maintained very good relations with the United States. "Why does improving relations with mainland China have to mean being less pro-American?" It is all the more important to have good ties with China, “whose relationship with Taiwan directly affects Taiwan's survival,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times March 24, 2026 09:08 UTC