Taiwanese political heavyweight proposes new cross-strait framework

Taiwanese political heavyweight proposes new cross-strait framework

Former Taiwanese legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng, a political heavyweight from the main opposition Kuomintang party, has proposed a new cross-strait framework that he says aims to reduce tensions and promote peace. Wang’s concept of “separate governance without division” seeks to establish a situation where Taiwan and mainland China can coexist while maintaining separate governance, yet … Read more

Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

Wang’s office said the trip was purely for “personal religious purposes” and had nothing to do with politics. Wang was joined at the temple on Sunday morning by Jiangsu’s Taiwan affairs chief Lian Yueqin. Taiwanese daily China Times reported on Sunday that Wang might pay a courtesy visit to the Taiwan Affairs Office, the mainland … Read more