KMT to act as industry advocate, peacemaker on Beijing trip: vice chairStaff writer, with CNAA Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) delegation traveling to Beijing for a think tank exchange with the Chinese Communist Party would focus on advocating for Taiwanese companies and advancing peace, KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen (蕭旭岑) said today. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen speaks at an event in Taipei on Monday last week. Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei TimesThe delegation would also attend a dinner hosted by China's Taiwan Affairs Office tonight, and visit Tsinghua University on Wednesday before returning to Taiwan, Hsiao said. However, the KMT delegation's visit to China would not focus on political issues, Hsiao said. Most members of the delegation are not KMT members, but rather "academics and experts" across a range of professional fields in which Taiwan "needs to make a breakthrough," Lee said.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2026 11:24 UTC