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The 1992 Consensus can bring cross-Straits Peace; KMT party will 'firmly stay on the right path': KMT chairperson

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Nov 08, 2025 10:33 AM

Cheng Li-wun, the new chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party of island of Taiwan, said at a seminar in Taipei on Friday that Facts have proven that the 1992 Consensus can ease cross-Straits tensions and facilitate peaceful exchanges. The KMT, she said, will firmly continue down the correct path and become a proactive and pivotal force for peace, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Cheng cited that from 2008 to 2016, on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, the two sides of the Taiwan Straits engaged in frequent exchanges and ushered in a "springtime of blossoming ties."

The seminar held in Taipei - jointly organized by the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation and the Straits Economic & Cultural Interchange Association - themed around the 10th anniversary of the historic meeting between leaders from both sides of the Straits.

In her remarks, Cheng said that only in an environment of cross-Straits peace can Taiwan's development space open up and its economy become more dynamic. Only through cross-Straits exchanges, she noted, can "we embrace a better future." By contrast, erroneous cross-Straits policies would place the island "in its most disadvantageous position."

Hsia Li-yan, president of the Straits Economic & Cultural Interchange Association, said in his speech that since 2008, on the foundation of the 1992 Consensus and opposition to "Taiwan independence," mutual trust across the Straits gradually accumulated, naturally paving the way to the historic meeting between the two leaders from both sites of the Straits. Today, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' refusal to accept the consensus has resulted in the loss of the political basis for cross-Straits dialogue.

According to Xinhua, scholars attending the event also stated that the DPP authorities' adherence to a "Taiwan independence" stance has resulted in the absence of formal channels for cross-Straits communication, pushing Taiwan into the peril of war - an outcome neither side of the Straits wishes to see. They expressed hope that the DPP authorities would shoulder their due responsibilities and place greater emphasis on peace in the Taiwan Strait and the fundamental interests of the people in Taiwan.

Former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou, in a post on social media on Friday, slammed the DPP policies that go against the interest of Taiwan people and rejected by mainstream public opinion. Lai Ching-te went even further, making so-called "new two-state theory" and "foreign hostile force" claims and pushing cross-Straits relations to a new low.

Also on Friday, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, elaborated on the historical significance of the 10th anniversary of the historic meeting between the leaders of the two sides across Taiwan Straits, noting that it has fully shown that as long as both sides uphold the 1992 Consensus, oppose "Taiwan independence," and recognize that people on both sides are Chinese and one family, cross-Straits compatriots can sit down, enhance understanding, build mutual trust, resolve differences, and seek consensus.

Conversely, denying the 1992 Consensus, deviating from the one-China principle, pursuing "Taiwan independence," or inciting "resist mainland, defend Taiwan" hostility obstruct dialogue and negotiation, escalate tension, and harm the interests of Taiwan compatriots, the spokesperson said.