KMT urges Lai to respect oversight amid unity callTHE ‘1992 CONSENSUS’: The KMT said it hoped for ‘reconciliation’ across the Strait, and that Taiwan and China belonging to ‘one China’ was beyond doubtStaff writer, with CNAThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged President William Lai (賴清德) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to show respect for legislative oversight, referring to the president’s call for cross-party cooperation in the new year. KMT spokeswoman Chiang I-chen (江怡臻) said Lai’s speech “failed to address any of the opposition party’s demands,” and that he had instead resorted to “emotional blackmail.”Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, top, waves a Taiwanese flag at a flag-raising event at KMT headquarters in Taipei yesterday. Lai has repeatedly called for cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties in the name of unity, but he should first respect legislative oversight instead of simplifying differing opinions as “boycotts or confrontations,” she added. The opposition has asked Lai to answer questions in the legislature regarding details of the proposal. “The 1992 consensus means that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China, and this is beyond doubt,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times January 01, 2026 17:14 UTC