00:00This is one of the highest-level meetings in years between Taiwan's main opposition party,
00:05the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party.
00:08KMT Vice Chair Xiao Shicen greeted Wang Hunning,
00:11one of the top-ranking members of the CCP leadership,
00:14on a visit to Beijing for a cross-strait forum.
00:17And while the forum was supposed to focus on cross-strait exchanges, not politics,
00:21both sides touched on the 1992 consensus,
00:24which is not recognized by Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
00:49The 2022 consensus is an understanding that both sides belong to one China,
00:54but each is allowed to have their own interpretation of which China that is.
00:59But Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council condemned the exchange,
01:02saying that China is no friend to Taiwan.
01:25In a statement on Tuesday, the KMT and CCP agreed to promote open travel across the street,
01:31link up major tech industries, cooperate on medical training,
01:35promote environmental protection, and integrate disaster response.
01:39The new head of the KMT, Zheng Liwen, has been seeking more exchanges with China,
01:45even calling for an invitation to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
01:48Her calls come amid high tensions between the two sides,
01:52with her party hoping that more communication can cool things down.
01:55But with China's aggression showing no signs of letting up,
01:59Taiwan's government warns that any exchanges could come at a cost.
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