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KMT Delegation Departs for Beijing Think-Tank Exchange Focused on Industry Cooperation and Peace

The opposition portrays the scholar-led visit as a business advocacy mission intended to ease cross-strait tensions.

Overview

  • KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen left Taoyuan on Monday leading a roughly 40-member group for a Monday–Wednesday exchange in Beijing.
  • The delegation includes National Policy Foundation Deputy Chairman Lee Hong-yuan and is composed mostly of non-KMT scholars and experts.
  • Discussions are set to cover tourism and flight routes, precision machinery, artificial intelligence, disaster prevention, new energy, and carbon reduction.
  • The itinerary features a Monday dinner hosted by Taiwan Affairs Office director Song Tao, a full-day forum on Tuesday, and a Wednesday visit to Tsinghua University before returning to Taiwan.
  • Hsiao emphasized the trip is not focused on political issues and said any meetings with Chinese officials, including a possible meeting with CPPCC chair Wang Huning reported by a party source, depend on host arrangements.