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Taiwan: Wu Den-yih assumes leadership of Kuomintang

TheKuomintang(KMT)opposes"Taiwanindependence,"saidWuDen-yihonSundayafterheformallytookofficeaschairoftheoppositionparty.Inhisinauguralspeech,theformerdeputylead

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KMT party chair Hung Hsiu-chu resigns

TheincumbentKuomintang(KMT)chairwomanHungHsiu-chusteppeddownaspartychiefonFriday.Hungsaidshehadalreadydecidedtoleavetoensureasmoothtransition,sincethepartyconsi

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Ex-deputy leader of Taiwan Wu Den-yih leads in KMT leader election

WuDen-yih,deputyleaderofTaiwanfrom2012to2016,isexpectedtobeelectedasthenewchairpersonofKuomintang(KMT)onSaturday.Wuhasalreadypickedupover140,000votes,accordingt

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KMT leader arrives in Nanjing, starts 5-day visit in mainland

Hung Hsiu-chu, leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) Party, arrived in Nanjing on Sunday evening.

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Meeting between CPC, KMT leaders significant for cross-Strait ties

​A meeting between the leaders of the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang (KMT) Party will be significant for safeguarding the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

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Former KMT vice chairman to bid for party chair

​Hau Lung-bin, a former vice chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), told press on Thursday that he would run for the party's top position, the second candidate to throw his hat into the ring.

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KMT to elect new chairperson after Eric Chu resigns

​Kuomintang (KMT) announced Wednesday that it will choose a new leader on March 26. Eric Chu resigned last week after his electoral defeat.

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KMT says it's time for review after rout in vote

Vowing to conduct a review and internal reform, Taiwan's former ruling Kuomintang party held an extraordinary congress on Monday to appoint Huang Min-hui acting chairwoman, following the resignation of KMT chairman Eric Chu after losing the island's leadership election on Saturday.

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Tsai Ing-wen wins Taiwan leadership election

Tsai Ing-wen, candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won Taiwan's leadership election on Saturday, according to the final result of ballot counting released by the island's election commission.

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Piggy bank power kicks off Taiwan poll season

Dr Tsai Ing-wen, widely tipped to become Taiwan's next president, kicked off a one-month election campaign yesterday, with supporters bringing donations in piggy banks to a rally held by her opposition party.

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KMT replaces candidate for Taiwan leadership election

Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party replaced deputy legislative speaker Hung Hsiu-chu with KMT chairman Eric Chu for the island's leadership election.

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Xi meets visiting KMT chairman

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu in Beijing on Monday.

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Wang Jin-pyng keeps KMT membership

Taiwan's top legislator Wang Jin-pyng can retain his membership of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), according to the final ruling of the island's court on Thursday.

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CPC, KMT leaders to meet in Beijing

Leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Taiwan-based Kuomintang (KMT) party will meet in Beijing in May, a mainland official said on Friday.

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KMT chair says not to run for Taiwan leadership

Chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party Eric Chu on Friday said he would not contest the island's 2016 leadership race, despite the requests of many of his supporters.

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Taiwan KMT chairman's attendance at mainland forum welcomed

​The mainland welcomes the attendance of Eric Chu, chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) party in Taiwan, at the upcoming 10th Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum in Shanghai, a mainland official said on Wednesday.

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KMT chairman says to continue exchanges with CPC

​Chu Li-luan, the newly elected chairman of Kuomintang (KMT) and mayor of Taiwan's New Taipei City, said Monday here that KMT's position towards "1992 Consensus" is consistent and will continue the exchanges with the Communist Party of China (CPC).