KMT Chairman Zhu Lilun met with the delegation of the Washington D.C. think tank "Project 2049 Institute" and the "German Liberal Democratic Party Members of Parliament delegation" respectively at the Central Party Headquarters today.

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[Reporter Shi Xiaoguang/Taipei Report] Chairman Zhu Lilun of the Kuomintang met with the delegation of the Washington DC think tank "Project 2049 Institute" and the "Visiting delegation of members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany" at the Central Party Headquarters today (12th) Among them, the members of the "2049 Project Research Institute" include the chairman Randall G. Schriver and many well-known research scholars, and the "Visiting Delegation of the Free Democratic Party of Germany" is led by the party's vice chairman Johannes Vogel. Membership includes members of various committees of the German Parliament.

The Kuomintang pointed out that the "2049 Project Research Institute" and the "Visiting Group of the Free Democratic Party of Germany" are very concerned about the current cross-strait situation changes and my country's national defense issues. Zhu Lilun told them that the Kuomintang's current line is "pro-US, friendly to Japan, and peace ", and advocated a "2D strategy" that takes into account both "defense" and "dialogue".

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Zhu Lilun specifically pointed out that the mainstream public opinion of the people of Taiwan is to maintain the status quo and avoid war. We should do our best to maintain regional peace and security. Only in this way can we truly take the interests of the people of Taiwan as the greatest consideration and strive for more benefits for the people of Taiwan. Only time and space can jointly defend the Republic of China, safeguard Taiwan's democracy, and maintain regional peace.

The members of the "Project 2049 Institute" delegation included Randall G. Schriver, Chairman of the Institute, Kari Bingen, former Deputy Undersecretary of Intelligence of the US Department of Defense, and Colin Jackson, Chairman of the Strategic and Operational Research Department of the US Naval War College. Francis Jackson, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Senior Fellow Dan Blumenthal, Project 2049 Senior Director Ian Easton, Jennifer Hong, and Project 2049 Deputy Director Li Arui (Eric Lee).

Members of the "Visiting Group of the Free Democratic Party of Germany" include Johannes Vogel, Vice Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, Renata Alt, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly, Konstantin Kuhle, member of the Modernization Committee, and spokesperson of the Health Committee Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee Ulrich Lechte, Frank Müller-Rosentritt, Rainer Semet, members of the National Defense Committee Alexander Müller , Nils Gründer.

KMT Chairman Zhu Lilun met with the delegation of the Washington D.C. think tank "Project 2049 Institute" and the "German Liberal Democratic Party Members of Parliament delegation" respectively at the Central Party Headquarters today.

(provided by the KMT)