Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) rarely wins applause, but she has got some for her recent meeting with Chinese President and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping (習近平).
Her greatest accolade has come from former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Hsu Hsin-liang (許信良), who said Hung’s trip to Beijing and her agreement with Xi to oppose Taiwanese independence and promote unification assures China’s rulers that they have allies in Taiwan, so that they will not give up hope.