After a decade-long hiatus, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, welcomed KMT Chairperson Chu Li-luan and her delegation to Beijing on Friday. The rendezvous in the heart of China’s political power center carries weighty implications for cross-strait relations strained by years of political divergence.
In his address, Xi Jinping reflected on the enduring kinship binding the two sides. He portrayed Taiwan brethren as integral to the Chinese nation’s tapestry, where myriad ethnicities have woven a cohesive homeland, inscribed luminous historical legacies, cultivated a radiant civilization, and fostered a noble national ethos together.
Xi reaffirmed that no matter the vicissitudes in global affairs or strait tensions, the trajectory of national revival and people-to-people rapprochement is irreversible. Beijing pledges steadfast adherence to the 1992 Consensus while firmly rejecting separatist moves, inviting dialogue with KMT and broader Taiwanese society on these premises.
Presenting a visionary framework, Xi advocated four pillars: fostering consensus via accurate identity recognition; securing mutual peace through stable growth; boosting welfare via transactional integration; and achieving rejuvenation via collective resolve and diligence.
Responding affirmatively, Chu Li-luan stressed shared national identity across the strait. She urged the CPC and KMT to fortify political confidence, amplify interactions, fortify sectoral collaborations, elevate common wellbeing, and jointly propel the Chinese nation’s grand renaissance.
The dialogue unfolds against a backdrop of heightened U.S.-China rivalry and Taiwan’s internal politics tilting toward independence advocates. This outreach by Xi could recalibrate dynamics, offering a pathway for pragmatic engagement over confrontation, with eyes on long-term unification goals.
