KMT chair visits Chiang Kai-shek mausoleum ahead of China tripBy Hsieh Wu-hsiung and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) today led a group of party officials to the Cihu Mausoleum to pay tribute to former president and KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), as Tomb Sweeping Day on Sunday marks the 51st anniversary of Chiang’s death. She hopes that history does not repeat itself, and there is no more conflict or killing between the people of Taiwan and China, Cheng said. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun this morning leads a group of party officials to the Cihu Mausoleum in Taoyuan to commemorate former Republic of China president Chiang Kai-shek ahead of the 51st anniversary of his death. In response to the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) criticism and calls for Xi to recognize Taiwan, Cheng urged the DPP to reconsider its stance. A Cheng-Xi meeting would be a re-emergence of KMT and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exchanges, the DPP said.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 15:01 UTC