Speeches by KMT and CCP align at forum in BeijingBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Deputy Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen (蕭旭岑) and China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Director Song Tao (宋濤) both spoke about upholding the so-called “1992 consensus,” opposing Taiwanese independence and “rejuvenating the Chinese nation” as pillars of cross-strait relations at a KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CPP) forum in Beijing yesterday. The forum, titled “Prospects for Cross-Strait Exchange and Cooperation,” was held at the China World Hotel. The forum focused on three topics: cross-strait tourism, industrial exchanges and environmental sustainability cooperation, Song said in his opening remarks. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Deputy Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen speaks at a KMT-Chinese Communist Party forum in Beijing yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)The KMT and the CCP are responsible for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and protecting the “Chinese homeland,” Song added.

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