Trips like this are needed more than ever in times of stress, according to Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an of the primary opposition Kuomintang party, which has traditionally facilitates close relationships across the strait but denies being pro-Beijing.
Chiang, who visited Shanghai last year for the exact area forum, does number Hua at a dinner in the evening.
Taiwan’s government blocked some Shanghai group members from coming last week, saying that when granting permission for the visit, it had to consider” the overall condition” when granting authorization.
The Chinese government’s government demanded on Friday that China launch three members of a Chinese spiritual organization who had been detained while they were there, adding to the drama. China claims that they are suspected of starting an underwater worship.
The Taiwanese Mainland Affairs Council, which determines Taiwan’s China-policy making, claimed on Monday that the authorities was showing kindness by allowing the community to continue despite the” however serious position across the Taiwan Strait.”
Taiwan’s government has called for new talks with China but Beijing refuses to engage with President Lai Ching-te, calling him a” separatist”.
Lai says merely Taiwan’s people may choose their future.