PROMOTING TAIWAN?A visit by KMT and independent heads of governments pushed for cross-strait exchanges and improving the quality of trips to Taiwan
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 20, 2016
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration
Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi, front row sixth right, together other members of a delegation of pan-blue camp government heads, on Sunday poses for a group photograph in Beijing, China. Photo courtesy of the Hualien County Government
to refrain from being jealous over a recent meeting between Chinese cross-strait officials and a delegation of predominantly KMT local government heads, saying the delegation was merely trying to find a way out for their nation.
KMT Culture and Communications Committee deputy director Hu Wen-chi (胡文琦) said the group, made up of six KMT members and two independents, made three requests during their two-day visit to Beijing, during which they met with Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Yu Zhengsheng (俞正聲) and Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Zhang Zhijun (張志軍).
“They hope that Beijing will continue to purchase Taiwan’s agricultural products; that cross-strait tourism and cultural exchanges will be expanded; and that platforms will be established between Beijing’s tourism bureau and Taiwan’s local governments to promote high-quality tours, protect the safety of travelers and increase the quality of Chinese visitors’ trips,” Hu said.
None of the requests were aimed at selling out Taiwan or were detrimental to the nation’s sovereignty or dignity, he said, urging the Tsai administration not to have “sour grapes.”
