KMT Chairperson Accepts Xi's Invitation to Visit Mainland China

Chinese outlets describe Cheng Li-wun’s visit as a positive step to ease tensions and deepen economic and cultural links between the mainland and Taiwan. They stress that Xi Jinping’s invitation shows Beijing’s goodwill toward Taiwan groups that accept the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus. They expect the Kuomintang to act as a bridge for more dialogue and practical cooperation across the Taiwan Strait.

• •Beijing uses the invitation to Cheng Li-wun to highlight support for “peaceful development” of cross-strait relations.
• •Chinese officials present the Kuomintang’s acceptance of the 1992 Consensus as a key reason for welcoming Cheng.
• •State-linked commentators say a Cheng–Xi meeting can help stabilize cross-strait ties despite political changes in Taipei.
• •Chinese coverage argues that closer party-to-party contacts can expand trade, tourism, and youth exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan.
• •Reports from the mainland side suggest the visit shows that forces favoring unification and dialogue in Taiwan still have influence.