On the 12th, Cheng Li-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT), returned to Taiwan after concluding her visit to mainland China. Regarding the ten cross-strait exchange measures announced by the mainland on the same day, Cheng stated that she immediately instructed the KMT vice chairman to form a task force as soon as possible, complete follow-up implementation work, and establish a communication channel with the mainland.
According to reports from United Daily News and Liberty Times, the delegation led by Cheng Li-wen returned to Taoyuan International Airport on the afternoon of the 12th, aboard an Air China flight. KMT Legislative Yuan caucus convener Fu Kun-chi, accompanied by 18 caucus legislators, went to Taoyuan airport to welcome her, loudly cheering, “Go, Chairwoman!”, “Go, Peace!”, and “Go, Taiwan!”.
After disembarking, Cheng Li-wen told the media that, as she said at the “Cheng-Xi Meeting”, things must be done one step at a time, and the journey must be taken step by step. She claimed that this time the KMT has taken a successful first step, but there are still 99 steps to go.
Cheng Li-wen also expressed her great appreciation to the CCP's Taiwan Affairs Office for announcing the ten favorable policies towards Taiwan, and said she had immediately instructed the vice chairman to quickly form a task force to carry out subsequent concrete work and set up a contact window for communication with the mainland.
Cheng Li-wen added that she hopes the KMT can provide the public with many concrete channels so that people can directly feel and benefit from the dividends of cross-strait peaceful development.
Cheng Li-wen visited the mainland from April 7th to 12th on a "Trip for Peace," and on the 10th met with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Just hours before Cheng Li-wen’s return to Taiwan, Beijing announced ten measures to promote cross-strait exchange and cooperation. These include exploring the establishment of a normalized communication mechanism between the KMT and the Communist Party; building a mechanism-based platform for two-way youth exchanges between the two parties; promoting the connection of water, electricity, and bridges between the coastal regions of Fujian and Kinmen and Matsu; and a full restoration of cross-strait direct passenger flights to normal.
Beijing also proposed, based on adherence to the “1992 Consensus” and opposition to “Taiwan independence”, to establish communication mechanisms; to provide more convenience for the import of Taiwan’s agricultural and fishery products to the mainland; to improve access management for fisheries involving Taiwan; to facilitate the import of Taiwanese food products to the mainland; to support small and medium-sized enterprises in expanding into the mainland market; to allow healthy-content Taiwanese TV dramas to be broadcast in the mainland; and to promote the resumption of individual tourist trial programs for Shanghai and Fujian residents to visit Taiwan.