Nine previous Xi-KMT meetings show no change in posture: officialBy Chen Yu-fu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerRhetoric used by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) during his nine previous meetings with current, former or honorary Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairpersons shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has no plan to change its policy on Taiwan, an official said today. Former president Ma Ying-jeou, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a Nov. 7, 2015, meeting in Singapore. Photo: AFPDuring the meeting, Xi declared the need to "promote peaceful unification," while Lien proposed "one China, cross-strait peace." In November 2015, Xi met with then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in Singapore, where each addressed the other with the honorific "mister," with no mention of the Republic of China (ROC). Most Taiwanese support peace, but the CCP's goal is to eliminate the ROC and annex Taiwan, the official said on condition of anonymity.

Source: Taipei Times April 07, 2026 12:32 UTC