On November 1, 2016,General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping andKuomintang (KMT) ChairwomanHung Hsiu-chu met inBeijing.[1][2][3]
Before the meeting, only a brief video ofHung Hsiu-chu andXi Jinping meeting and shaking hands, along with a three-minute speech, was shown, before the meeting proceeded into a closed-door discussion.[4][5] Both theKuomintang and theChinese Communist Party announced they opposed theDemocratic Progressive Party's pro-Taiwan independence platform.[6][7] Leaders of both the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party stated that they firmly oppose "Taiwan independence".[8]
Former Kuomintang Chairman and New Taipei City MayorEric Chu said: The basic position that the Central Party Headquarters and all sectors firmly believe is the "1992 Consensus". He believes that Hung Hsiu-chu will express her firm position based on the KMT's future development and the current consensus within the party.[9]
The Chinese Communist Party highly praised the high-level interaction between the KMT and the CCP. The "Hung-Xi meeting" may break with convention. The meeting will be open throughout, which will be a KMT-CCP exchange and a pioneering event for the CCP leader to meet with Taiwanese politicians. Continuing to maintain high-level interaction between the two parties and consolidating the common political foundation is of great positive significance for maintaining the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, and for safeguarding the interests and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait.[10]
The DPP caucus in the Legislative Yuan warned Hung Hsiu-chu before the meeting that she should not sign any agreements with the mainland, otherwise she would be dealt with according to law after returning to Taiwan.[11]
