China Announces Incentives for Taiwan After KMT Visit

Beijing announced a package of 10 economic, travel, and cultural incentives for Taiwan on April 14, following a six-day visit to mainland China by Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, the leader of the island's main opposition party. The measures, unveiled by China's Taiwan Affairs Office, come after Cheng's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 10, the first such high-level discussion between the two parties' leaders in a decade.

Cheng's itinerary, which began on April 7, included stops in Nanjing, where she visited the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, as well as Shanghai and Beijing. During the Beijing talks, both sides emphasized the need for cross-strait peace and dialogue based on the 1992 Consensus, a framework acknowledging one China with differing interpretations while opposing Taiwan independence. Xi described people on both sides of the strait as one family and reiterated Beijing's rejection of independence efforts. Cheng affirmed the Kuomintang's commitment to the consensus and positioned her party as a bridge for peaceful development.

The proposed incentives aim to boost exchanges and integration. They include resuming individual travel permits for...