Yang Teng-kai

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Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen (鄭麗文) meets with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping (習近平) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2026. (Xinhua News Agency)

Xi Jinping Avoids "Unification" in Rare KMT Summit — Cheng Li-wun Speaks Plainly of Different Systems

While leading a delegation to visit mainland China, Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun held a luncheon and forum with Taiwanese businesspeople on the afternoon of April 9, 2026. (Photo / Yang Teng-kai)

KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun Vows To Ease Cross-Strait Business Friction During Shanghai Visit

Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun leads a delegation on a visit to mainland China, meeting Jiangsu Provincial Party Secretary Xin Changxing at noon on April 8, 2026. (Photo / Yang Teng-kai)

KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun Meets Jiangsu Party Secretary in Nanjing, Citing Shared Ties Across the Strait

Li Dazhuang (李大壯), chairman of the China New Era Think Tank Foundation, told 風傳媒 in an exclusive interview that the Chinese Communist Party will not underwrite the Kuomintang's electoral fortunes. (File photo by Chang Chun-kai)

Exclusive | Beijing Holds All the Cards. The KMT Just Doesn't Know It Yet

Cross-strait observers have warned KMT Chairman Cheng Li-wun that Beijing has decided to handle Taiwan through relations with the US. (Photo / Yen Lin-yu)

Diplomacy Or Disaster? The Political Gamble Of The KMT's China Trip

Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun announced on March 30 that she would lead a delegation to visit mainland China.  (Photo / Yen Lin-yu)

Interview | KMT Vice Chairman Explains The Strategic Logic Behind Historic China Visit

On March 30, Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wen announced that she will lead a delegation to visit mainland China. (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

First In A Decade: KMT Chair To Meet Xi Jinping During Visit to China

China's Taiwan Affairs Office announced that following peaceful cross-strait unification, the mainland would develop a circular island high-speed rail, an east-west high-speed rail connection, and the Beijing-Taipei High-Speed Railway linking Taipei with

Beijing Promises Taiwan High-Speed Rail and a Tunnel to the Mainland If It Agrees to Unify

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to launch military action against Iran has pushed oil prices higher and put gold under significant pressure. (AP)

How The Gulf Conflict And Surging Oil Are Sinking Gold Prices

A scholar argues that with US military assets being consumed in the Middle East and domestic economic pressures mounting, the conditions for Beijing to move against Taiwan are more favorable now than they were before the Iran conflict began. Pictured: Chi

Iran War Could Embolden Xi on Taiwan, Scholar Says

The U.S.-Iran conflict has posed hard questions about the Taiwan's drone procurement strategy. (Photo / Liu Wei-hung)

As US and Iran Trade Drone Swarms, Taiwan's Procurement Strategy Faces Scrutiny

Chinese and American economic teams held trade consultations in Paris, France on March 15–16. (Xinhua)

China Pushes Back Against US Tariffs and Trade Probes During Paris Talks

Alexander C- Huang analyzes that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has twice told former U.S. President Biden about hopes for American support for 'peaceful unification.' Now with Trump in office, how will he respond to this issue? (Associated Press)

Beijing's Silent Skies: A Strategic Pause Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit?

U.S. President Trump approved military action against Iran, igniting the Middle East powder keg. Mearsheimer believes the U.S. will ultimately struggle to achieve victory, leaving Trump without a satisfactory outcome. (Associated Press)

Trump Is Losing Iran — and China Knows It

Xinjiang has become a top choice for many Taiwanese travelers in 2025. (Photo provided by a reader)

Chinese Tourists to Taiwan Reach Highest Peak Since COVID, Cross-Strait Tourism Deficit Approaches 170 Billion TWD

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), Mainland Affairs Council Chairperson Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), and Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) attend the SEF's Lunar New Year gathering for Taiwanese businesspeople on February 24. Lai referred to t

In Carefully Chosen Words, Lai Tests a Softer Tone Toward Beijing

Online reports claim KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun will meet with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping on March 12, but according to Storm Media's understanding, Cheng has other arrangements that day, so the 'Cheng-Xi Meeting' will have to wait. (Photo by Ko Ch

KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun Not Meeting Xi on March 12, Party Confirms

Ten U.S. F-16 fighter jets stationed in South Korea flew navigated a narrow corridor between the South Korean and Chinese air defense identification zones on February 18. (AP) (Fi

US Launches Aircraft From South Korea Towards China, Tensions Flare During Lunar New Year

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has responded to Beijing's call to lift flight restrictions, as cross-strait flight volume remains significantly below pre-pandemic levels.  (Photo / Lu Yifeng)

Taiwan Rebuffs Beijing's Push for More Flights, Ties Expansion to Student Flows and Market Realities

This year marks the 10th anniversary of DPP rule, with the number of Taiwanese who have never interacted with mainland China reaching a record high last year, as cross-strait relations remain frozen, creating another type of governance crisis for the DPP.

When Civilian Buffers Disappear, Cross-Strait Relations Enter a Riskier Phase