KMT back in the spotlight as Taiwan tensions spike over sovereignty messaging; longtime party of Chiang Kai-shek, now pushing reforms after decades in power.
Cheng, chairwoman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang, has embarked on a two-week trip to the United States following an April meeting with Xi Jinping in China. She has stated openness to meetings with key U.S. figures and emphasized a goal of peace, while noting no Taiwanese leader has met a sitting U.S. president since 1979.
Taiwan reports an uptick in Chinese espionage and launches a secure information channel for Chinese nationals to share information. Beijing and Taipei are sharpening their security and messaging amid ongoing cross-strait strains, with US interests and Taiwan defense plans under scrutiny.