A political framework under which China and Taiwan's then-Kuomintang government agreed that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of "one China", while allowing each to interpret that differently. China considers the consensus essential for maintaining peace across the strait; Taiwan's current government under the DPP rejects it and maintains that Taiwan is already an independent country.
Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of the consensus for maintaining peace. Cheng Li-wun, the KMT chairwoman, re-affirmed her party's commitment to the consensus during her visit to Beijing in April 2026, saying that embracing it "would significantly reduce the likelihood of military confrontation".
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