Scholars and officials from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan region convened this week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the historic 2015 meeting between General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping and then-Kuomintang leader Ma Ying-jeou. Seminars in Xiong'an and Taipei emphasized the enduring significance of the Singapore summit, the first face-to-face dialogue between cross-strait leaders since 1949.
At the mainland event organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Taiwan Studies, scholars described the meeting as a "milestone" that demonstrated the stabilizing power of the 1992 Consensus. Zhu Weidong, head of the institute, stressed that adherence to the Consensus—which affirms the one-China principle—remains essential for maintaining peace and preventing "turbulence and setbacks" in cross-strait relations.
Taiwan-based researcher Chi Chia-lin echoed this sentiment, noting the 2015 dialogue created a "successful model" for building political trust after decades of division. In Taipei, Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun highlighted the economic benefits of cross-strait cooperation during the 2008-2016 period, when the Consensus guided frequent exchanges. "Only through peaceful relations can Taiwan's development prospects expand," Cheng stated at the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation-hosted seminar.
Both events underscored calls for preserving the 1992 Consensus framework amid current geopolitical complexities, with participants warning that diverging from this foundation risks destabilizing the Taiwan Strait.
