Zheng Liwen · Full chronicle and history

During an interview on Tang Hsiang-lung's program, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an was asked whether he is Taiwanese or Chinese, and replied only "I am Taiwanese," drawing public attention. Tang Hsiang-lung subsequently called on Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Li-wun to have the party set out a clear line on de-sinicization; Cheng Li-wun responded that being Taiwanese and being Chinese are not in conflict.

On September 3, 2026, while Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Cheng Li-wun was accompanying candidates registering in Hsinchu County, she was berated face-to-face by former Hsinchu County Magistrate Fan Chen-tsung, who called her the biggest war criminal for her failure to carry out integration; Fan's waving hand nearly touched her face.

Zheng Liwen attended the commemorative event for the August 23 Artillery Bombardment in Kinmen and delivered a speech, advocating a return to the 1992 Consensus and exchanges with the other side to prevent war.

KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun stated in an online program that Taiwan has never been an independent country, sparking discussions about the KMT's pro-China stance.

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan posted on social media after meeting with Cheng Li-wun, urging her and the Kuomintang to work with the Democratic Progressive Party to pass Taiwan's defense budget.

On June 19, 2026, the Kuomintang issued a press release. Cheng Li-wun, who had just wrapped up a visit to the United States, said in an interview that the Kuomintang pursues peace but does not give up self-defense, opposes de jure independence, but if the mainland decides to invade Taiwan by force, it will definitely fight back.

When Cheng Li-wun delivered a speech at the Los Angeles Marriott Hotel, Chinese overseas dissidents Su Yifeng and Yue Zailin publicly questioned and protested her pro-CCP stance on the spot, and were subsequently violently ejected, gagged, and beaten by security guards and others.

During Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun's visit to the US, a scheduled meeting with senior officials from the US National Security Council (NSC) was unilaterally canceled by the US side. Taiwanese media reported that the US was highly dissatisfied with her frequent criticism of Taiwan-US defense cooperation and her remarks regarding China.

On June 9, 2026, Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun attended an Asia Society forum in New York to lay out her cross-strait peace line; several overseas dissidents criticized her rhetoric for avoiding the Chinese Communist Party's dictatorial rule and military threat.

During her visit to the United States, KMT Chairwoman Su Cheng-fen visited pro-communist organizations and individuals associated with the Boston United Front Work Department. At an event in Boston, she was confronted on the spot by anti-communist protesters wearing slogan shirts, and the event organizers immediately removed the protesters.

When sharing overseas about shaking hands with Xi Jinping, KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun described his hands as "soft as clouds." The related remarks and the word "clouds" were subsequently thoroughly scrubbed (404ed) across the mainland Chinese internet.

During her visit to the United States, Zheng Liwen attended an event where she was questioned by members of the public on site regarding her political stance, sparking discussions about United Front background and transnational repression.

During KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen's visit to the United States, her scheduled meetings with officials from the NSC and AIT were all canceled. She only met with pro-Taiwan Senator Sullivan, who urged the KMT to cooperate with the DPP to pass the defense budget.

In June 2026, during a visit to the United States by Kuomintang politician Cheng Li-wun, including forums in New York and other places, a mainland Chinese dissident wearing clothing printed with the slogan “Embrace the Communist Party and Taiwan becomes Hong Kong” confronted her on the spot about her stance on the CCP and Xi Jinping, and was subsequently removed by the organizers.

In April 2026, Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and subsequently questioned the defense expansion plan of the Democratic Progressive Party administration.

Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun was on a two-week itinerary in the United States, attending multiple banquets for overseas Chinese; Hsu Chia-ching said that some participants were members of overseas Chinese organizations influenced by the CCP's Taiwan Affairs Office.

On October 18, 2025, the Kuomintang held its chairperson election. Cheng Li-wun was elected with 65,122 votes, a vote share of 50.15%, and officially took office on November 1.