What changed
Taiwan’s Kuomintang held a symposium in Taipei on November 10 to mark Sun Yat-sen’s 160th birthday. Chair Cheng Li-wen linked Taiwan’s high-tech and artificial-intelligence industries to economic benefits and avoiding war, while Vice Chair Chang Jung-kung said cross-Strait relations should not be treated as relations between countries.
Why it matters
The meeting put familiar political language beside a practical argument: technology should produce prosperity, not become fuel for conflict. Cheng said modernization should protect people’s livelihoods, and scholars argued that deeper cross-Strait exchanges could reduce hostile thinking, fear of war and excessive military spending while easing pressure on Taiwan’s economy.
The message was aimed at rebuilding dialogue around development and peace. Scholars called for communication, greater trust and cooperation based on peaceful development. Chang said both sides should move toward each other and share the gains of revitalizing China.
It is not clear whether these remarks signal new Kuomintang policy or will lead to official dialogue. Their immediate importance is narrower but still clear: the party is presenting cross-Strait peace not only as a political principle, but as a condition for protecting economic gains and allowing Taiwan’s technology industries to benefit ordinary people.
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