At present, the cross-strait situation is still turbulent, and the Kuomintang has sent a number of important figures to visit the mainland at the same time to practice the road of cross-strait peace and stability with practical actions. Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan'an went to Shanghai to participate in the physical exchange of the "Twin Cities Forum" suspended due to the epidemic, and Shanghai and Taipei signed three memorandums of cooperation. At the same time, Xia Liyan, vice chairman of the Kuomintang, and Huang Jianting, secretary general of the Kuomintang, also went to the mainland to participate in Taiwan businessmen's activities.
Jiang Wan'an is a heavyweight official of the Kuomintang on the island, and his visit to the mainland through the Twin Cities Forum means that since Tsai Ing-wen came to power, the tension between the two sides of the strait has been almost cut off due to the fact that official communication channels have been almost severed. According to the China Review Agency, when Jiang Wanan attended the dinner at the Shanghai International Convention Center, he clearly expressed the hope that the Twin Cities Forum would continue to be held, continue to exchange, interact and cooperate, and work together for sustained peace and stability across the strait.
Xia Liyan, Huang Jianting, and other high-level KMT officials visited the mainland, which shows that so far, the KMT is still the party with the best attitude on the island in handling cross-strait relations, and hopes to promote stability in the Taiwan Strait through exchanges and cooperation. In Yuncheng, Shanxi, Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and Xia Liyan, who came to visit, visited the local Guandi Temple together, and after the visit, the two sides held a meeting.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the theme of the meeting between Song Tao and Xia Liyan revolved around opposing "Taiwan independence" separatism. Song Tao expounded the mainland's stand and proposition and clearly pointed out that the "consensus of '92" and opposition to "Taiwan independence" are the common political foundation of the two sides of the strait. Xia Liyan agreed and said that he was willing to adhere to the above position and continue exchanges with the mainland to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
However, in view of the increasingly severe situation of cross-strait relations, after Song Tao met with Xia Liyan, the next thing that needs to be focused on is whether Jiang Wan'an will meet with Song Tao, which is also the focus of the outside world. Before Jiang Wan'an's visit to the mainland, Taipei City Government spokesman Yin Wei also responded to relevant questions, saying that there was no plan for the meeting between Song Tao and Song Tao for the time being, and the focus was on substantive municipal exchanges to promote dialogue and exchanges and help the development of cross-strait relations.
It should be pointed out that the mainland has always hoped to strengthen cross-strait exchanges, and Song Tao has also expressed on many occasions that he is willing to make contacts with any political party and people of insight on the island on the premise of the "consensus of '92" and the one-China principle. When former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou visited the mainland earlier, Song Tao personally set up a banquet and entertained Ma Ying-jeou all the way, showing the mainland's full sincerity. Now, Xia Liyan has been invited by Taiwan businessmen to visit the mainland, and Song Tao has also met with him, which also shows that the mainland attaches great importance to the visit of high-level Kuomintang officials.
Logically speaking, the mainland side will not ignore Jiang Wan'an, after all, he is a new political star of the Kuomintang, and holding talks with him will only benefit cross-strait relations. However, it is necessary to look at the whole situation, and Song Tao's failure to meet with Jiang Wan'an probably also took into account the situation of the Kuomintang on the island.
Official exchanges and communication between important figures on the island and the mainland have always been taboo for the DPP authorities, and they frequently launch public opinion attacks to "smear" the "smearing red." Jiang Wan'an suffered the same treatment when he went to the mainland to participate in the Twin Cities Forum. Under such circumstances, Jiang Wan'an will try his best to avoid discussing sensitive political issues, instead focus on cross-strait economic and trade issues, assist Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan businessmen living on the mainland, solve the difficulties encountered, and promote the stability of cross-strait relations through urban exchanges.
Of course, it is not easy to conclude that whether Jiang Wan'an can meet with the high-level officials on the mainland depends on how the situation develops. At a time when elections are in full swing on the island, all major parties should demonstrate to the people on the island their ability to stabilize cross-strait relations on cross-strait issues and strive to gain more popular support. The KMT has the advantage in this regard, and it cannot be ruled out that more symbolic talks will be arranged for this purpose in order to boost party support.