All eyes are on how Beijing’s “Chinese dream” of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States – Taipei’s top international backer – appears less likely to intervene in case of a cross-strait conflict. In the second of a three-part series, Amber Wang looks at the challenges facing the new Kuomintang leader. Read the first part here.
There have been seven chairs of the Kuomintang, Taiwan’s main opposition party, since President Xi Jinping took the top...
Can Beijing count on Taiwan’s KMT to advance reunification plans?
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