KMT’s Cheng Uses Sun Yat-sen Symbolism to Pitch Cross-Strait Reconciliation Amid Rising Pressure
KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun visited Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum in Nanjing on Apr 8, 2026, calling for reconciliation and unity across the Taiwan Strait while praising mainland development. The trip unfolds amid heightened Chinese military pressure and Taiwan’s internal disputes over a proposed US$40 billion defence spending increase, raising risks of polarisation and strategic signalling volatility.