Taiwan and China must rather focus on dialogues: SEFStaff writer, with CNAFormer legislative speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) on Friday took over as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), and said that cross-strait relations should be based on mutual understanding rather than confrontation. Su assumed the post in a special board meeting of the SEF, a semi-official body tasked with handling technical matters involving China. Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Su Jia-chyuan speaks during a foundation meeting in Taipei on Friday. The SEF would continue to focus on the people, with an emphasis on cross-strait dialogue and exchanges, he said, saying he hoped that China would do the same. SEF Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia (羅文嘉) said he hoped that the SEF and China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits could engage in normal exchanges.

Source: Taipei Times January 24, 2026 16:02 UTC