REEL-KMT Sends Delegation   To China For    Cross-Strait Exchange - video Dailymotion

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Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang, has sent a delegation to China for a think tank exchange with the Chinese Communist Party. The group will be in Beijing from Feb. 2-4 with the forum set to convene on Feb. 3.    KMT Vice Chair Hsiao Hsu-tsen will lead the delegation along with 40 other academics. The KMT says the exchange is set to focus on tourism, environmental protection and industrial development.   But the visit is sparking debate in Taiwan. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party has criticized the forum, saying it will harm national dignity and security. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council also commented on the upcoming forum, warning that the CCP’s goal is to eliminate Taiwan, which will not change through visits to Beijing.

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00:00The vice chair of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, departs for Beijing on his way to a high-profile

00:08cross-strait forum.

00:21Xiao Xiu-Chen is leading a delegation of around 40 academics to the forum, which the KMT says will focus

00:28on things like tourism, environmental protection, and industrial development, and will not touch on any political issues.

00:34Some experts say the trip itself has political implications.

00:57The ruling Democratic Progressive Party is criticizing the forum, saying it will harm national dignity and security.

01:04And questioning whether the KMT answers to Taiwan or China.

01:09Meanwhile, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council warns that the CCP's goal is to eliminate Taiwan, which will not change through visits

01:15to Beijing.

01:16The trip, already sparking debate, will be a focal point for both sides of the strait this week, many looking

01:23out for any political implications.

REEL-KMT Sends Delegation To China For Cross-Strait Exchange

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