Politburo Standing Committee Member Wang Huning, one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and ranked fourth in the hierarchy, met with Vice Chairman Xia Liyan of the Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, who is visiting Beijing on the 10th. He stressed that China should oppose Taiwan independence and external interference.
"We will fully implement the important instructions of President Xi Jinping and achieve the historic achievement of national reunification and national rejuvenation," Wang said at the meeting, according to state-run China Central Television.
He stressed that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party should work together to resolutely oppose Taiwan independence and external interference, and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Mr. Wang is believed to be trying to win over the Kuomintang by keeping Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party government, which does not accept China's assertion that "Taiwan is a part of China," and the United States, which is increasing its involvement in Taiwan. increase.
Mr. Wang is expected to assume the post of head of the Political Consultative Conference, one of the tasks of which is to unify Taiwan, in March. "It shows that Mr. Wang attaches great importance to the Taiwan issue and is already officially in charge of the Taiwan issue."
The Kuomintang appealed that Mr. Xia had a meeting with the Communist Party's top leadership, and that it was "a party that can dialogue with China to ease tensions."・The Democratic Progressive Party criticizes that it is pandering to China's unification work.