Cheng Li-wun in China: Peace journey or sell-out? | EUROtoday

She speaks of a “historic peace journey”. Cheng Li-wun, Taiwan’s opposition chief, visits the large neighbor China. The go to is certainly historic; no head of the Taiwanese Kuomintang Party (KMT) has been within the People’s Republic for ten years – and for good purpose: the connection between mainland and island Chinese is frosty, and the communist celebration management in Beijing has repeatedly underlined its name for “reunification” with army maneuvers in recent times.

“Anyone who really loves Taiwan,” mentioned Cheng Li-wun shortly earlier than departing for China, “will take the smallest chance to save Taiwan from the devastation of war.” Cheng is setting a tone that’s extremely controversial on the island, even inside her personal celebration. With its extra conciliatory China course, the KMT differentiates itself from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). But that Cheng is touring to the People’s Republic on the communist invitation and should even develop into China’s head of state there Xi Jinping will go too far for some given the fixed threats of invasion.