KMT China policy

The legacy of Chiang Kai-shek’s dictatorship continues to shape the island’s polarized society and security policies today.

Can Taiwan’s political parties find common ground to strengthen the global campaign against China’s misrepresentation of U.N. Resolution 2758?

“Close relations with the U.S., friendly relations with Japan, and peaceful relations with China” is a mantra crafted and adapted to align with public opinion in Taiwan.

Led by “King” Fu Kun-chi, Hualien County has become a nexus for political and economic connections with the PRC.

Now that the controversial legislative reform bill has passed, what steps should Taiwan’s civil society take? 

Less than a month after former President Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with Xi Jinping, the KMT sent 17 sitting legislators to China as an “ice breaker.”

William Lai is already positioning the race as a referendum on China policy, while the KMT (and Beijing) are trying to emphasize economic issues.

Beijing approves of Ma Ying-jeou’s historic 12-day journey into China, but a segment of the Chinese public sees Ma as a “pro-independence” traitor.

Ma’s tenure oversaw a period of warm ties with China, but his controversial trade deal laid the seeds for the anti-China volte face in Taiwanese public opinion.  

The KMT and CCP are seeking to optimize their cross-strait policies in advance of next year's Taiwanese election.

KMT Vice Chair Andrew Hsia is on a nine-day trip to China, sparking criticism from the ruling DPP.

Taiwan’s local officials can, and often do, set their own course with regards to China and other countries.

The KMT’s structure keeps it beholden to a group that is increasingly out of step with Taiwan’s general population on China and unification. 

China's live-fire drills did not spark much fear in Taiwan, where frequent Chinese military activities have long become a reality.

China’s aggressive maneuvers are making it harder for Taiwan’s main opposition party to finesse its cross-strait stance.

CCP and KMT negotiators sought to formulate a framework to manage the cross-strait relationship within what they recognized to be an “irresolvable conflict.”

The head of Taiwan’s opposition party, Eric Chu, wants the world to know his party is “consistently” pro-American.  

The Huang Fuxing, a veteran-dominated chapter of the KMT, will determine the future of the oldest political party in Asia.

Can the KMT bring substance to match the symbolism of its resurrected office in the U.S. capital?

KMT stalwart Chu won handily in the end, but the challenge posed by deep-Blue candidate Chang Ya-chung is notable.

The coming election may set the future course for the KMT, currently Taiwan’s main opposition party.

The Beijing-friendly opposition party said it would sit out the forum, overshadowing the annual event.

A new leader has brought new ideas, including on the sensitive question of cross-strait relations, but the old guard remains entrenched.

The ruling DPP snatched back control of a southern stronghold while the opposition KMT is once again forced to reflect on its future.