00:00Former lawmaker Zheng Liwen was elected as chair of the Kuomintang, the main opposition party, on Saturday evening, winning just over 50% of the vote.
00:12And reactions are pouring in. They include everything from congratulations to caution.
00:18She's a different kind of party chair than the KMT has had in a long time.
00:22And she's a little bit of an outsider, is a woman younger as well, and so she kind of represents some generational change, I think, for the party.
00:30Zheng Zwin also garnered support from Chinese President Xi Jinping, who expressed hope the two sides could improve ties by opposing Taiwanese independence and upholding the 1992 consensus, a stance Taiwan's President Lai Qingde says would not achieve peace.
00:48As Zheng Wu officially take over the party on November 1st, analysts say she could face challenges as the Kuomintang's new leader.
00:57She's one of several KMT candidates for chair, who is one of several KMT candidates for chair.
01:26who all said that they should approach Beijing in an attitude of friendliness.
01:33They should try to, you know, establish better cross-strait relations.
01:37And some people raised some, hit some skeptical notes about the relationship with the United States as well.
01:42And I think that may have sparked some concern in Washington.
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