Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party chairperson Cheng Li-wen attends a commemoration held in Taiwan island on December 28, 2025. Photo: Chinanews.com

"We hope to once again open the window to history and build a bridge for peace," Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party chairperson Cheng Li-wen said on Sunday, reiterating that the only principles to uphold are the 1992 Consensus and voicing opposition to "Taiwan independence", according to Taiwan-based media reports.

Cheng made the remarks while attending the 20th anniversary commemoration of the historic meeting in Beijing between then Chinese leader and then chairman of the KMT party of China in 2005. 

The meeting 20 years ago was a profoundly historic initiative, Cheng said. At that critical juncture when cross-Straits relations were fraught with the threat of conflict and turmoil, the meeting could never have taken place without the extraordinary political resolve and courage demonstrated by the two leaders, she added, Taiwan media UDN reported.

Despite facing various pressures at the time, the meeting yielded substantial and significant outcomes, Cheng said, another Taiwan-based media outlet reported. 

It not only laid the foundation for subsequent cross-Straits relations but also ushered in eight years of peaceful exchanges and prosperity during the period when the island was governed by former chairman of KMT party Ma Ying-jeou, Cheng added.

She also said that the achievements from cross-Straits interactions at the time were quite concrete. Industries such as services and tourism flourished thanks to the exchanges involving Chinese mainland students and tourists, said Cheng. In fact, none of the problems hyped up by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at that time ever happened.

The people on both sides of the Straits are inherently peace-loving, and Taiwan society also cherishes peace. Moving forward, Cheng pledged to do her part to help society see the possibility of peace and to spare no effort in preventing the outbreak of an unfortunate war, according to the report.

Cheng defied groundless smears and fabricated stories, stressing that the only principles we must uphold are adherence to the 1992 Consensus and firm opposition to "Taiwan independence." 

This is not the first time that Cheng has affirmed her commitment to upholding the 1992 Consensus and promoting the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.

At a seminar in Taipei held in November, Cheng said that facts have proven that the 1992 Consensus can ease cross-Straits tensions and facilitate peaceful exchanges. She also noted the importance of the exchanges, saying that only through cross-Straits exchanges, can "we embrace a better future." By contrast, erroneous cross-Straits policies would place the island "in its most disadvantageous position," she added.

In an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia in November, Cheng said that if the island of Taiwan "would simply accept that there is only one China," tensions would cease. She also said that the DPP was trying to "de-Sinicize Taiwan," causing public "confusion and distress."


Global Times