[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to a report by Taiwan's United News Network on the 9th, Xia Liyan, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, will lead a delegation to visit the mainland on the 10th. After arriving in Xiamen by plane, they will undergo "7+3" quarantine. After the quarantine period expires, on the 21st Visited the Xiamen Taiwan Business Association, and then went to the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and other places to visit the local Taiwanese businessmen presidents. On August 26, I returned to Xiamen to take a flight back to Taiwan.

　　Wu Jiaying, chairman of Xiamen Taiwanese businessmen, revealed on the 9th that Gao Sibo, the brother-in-law of Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun and a former "legislator", was also with him.

He said that the cross-strait relations have been in the doldrums for so long, and it is always necessary to break the ice, and every time Xia Liyan participates in the Straits Forum via video, this time he is mainly concerned about the development of Taiwanese businessmen.

The Kuomintang said that the party defends the safety and well-being of the Taiwanese people, and maintains cross-strait and regional peace, including this trip to mainland China, which was already planned and arranged by the Kuomintang. The most important thing is to care about all Taiwan compatriots who work, study and live in the mainland. At the same time, it conveys the difficulties and aspirations that Taiwan's farmers, fishermen, and small and medium-sized enterprises are currently encountering.

The KMT also said the trip would not touch on any political issues.

　　Taiwanese media believe that Xia Liyan's trip was at a sensitive moment.

According to the United News Network, Xia Liyan went to Guangzhou in 2015 as the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council to meet with Zhang Zhijun, then director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

On the evening of the 9th, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council stated that Xia Liyan's resignation from the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council had passed the time limit for the landing that should be reviewed and approved. It is the right time for people to go to the mainland for exchanges."

However, news from Taiwan media on the evening of the 9th said that Xia Liyan still landed according to the original schedule.

(Li Feng)