PERSONAL VISIT? The KMT said the former vice president would not represent the party during his trip, which a source said was originally to be announced with Beijing
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 06, 2018
By: Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Former vice president Lien Chan (連戰) could meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近
Former vice president Lien Chan, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sep. 1, 2015. Photo: CNA
平) during an upcoming trip to China, Lien’s office said, adding that details of the trip would be announced after they are finalized.
Rumors of a Lien-Xi meeting have made waves for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), who has been unable to secure an audience with the Chinese president since taking over the party in August last year.
The meeting could happen during Lien’s trip, purportedly to visit his family’s ancestral graves.
Asked about the possible meeting, Lien’s office spokeswoman Kuo Su-chun (郭素春) on Wednesday said that Lien was in contact with Chinese officials regarding his trip.
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