Editing Kuomintang (section)

=== Cross-Strait relations ===
A [[Chinese nationalism|Chinese nationalist]] party,{{Sfn|Fenby|2005|p=504}}{{Sfn|Lipman|2004|p=266}} the Kuomintang strongly adheres to the defense of the Republic of China and upholding the Constitution of the Republic of China. It is strongly opposed to formal [[Taiwan independence movement|Taiwanese independence]] and the party also holds that the ROC is the sole legitimate representative of all of China. It favors a closer relationship with the PRC and the CCP,<ref name="Taiwan's new Kuomintang leader keeps party on China-friendly track" /> though it also opposes [[Chinese unification]] under the "[[One country, two systems]]" framework of the PRC.<ref>{{cite web |author=Samson Ellis and Adrian Kennedy |date=4 July 2022 |title=Xi's suppression of Hong Kong democracy pushes Taiwan further from China |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/04/asia-pacific/xi-suppression-hong-kong-taiwan/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=[[The Japan Times]] |quote=For Taiwan though, the proposal has never been an option. Even the Kuomintang — a vestige of the losing side in China’s civil war and the main force backing eventual unification with the mainland, has rejected the model |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117070011/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/04/asia-pacific/xi-suppression-hong-kong-taiwan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal |author=Ivan Kanapathy |author-link=Ivan Kanapathy |date=17 June 2022 |title=The Collapse of One China |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/collapse-one-china |access-date=18 October 2023 |journal=[[Center for Strategic and International Studies|CSIS]] |quote=Hong Kong’s hastening loss of autonomy and civil liberties since then has only sharpened these sentiments in Taiwan... Thus, the KMT faces a dilemma. A significant and growing majority of Taiwanese people do not want political union with the mainland—certainly not if imposed on them. Following its 2020 electoral defeat, the KMT rejected the One Country Two Systems framework but continues to assert the 1992 Consensus |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145547/https://www.csis.org/analysis/collapse-one-china |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Micah McCartney |date=15 August 2022 |title=Taiwan's KMT: Between a Rock and a Hard Place |url=https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/taiwans-kmt-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |quote=On August 10, a white paper published by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, the first such document released on Xi Jinping’s watch, confirmed that “One Country, Two Systems” is fundamental to Beijing’s vision of unification with Taiwan. This is makes a rapprochement with a KMT, or indeed any Taiwanese administration, more difficult to achieve given how “One Country, Two Systems” played out in Hong Kong. Even pro-China former President [[Ma Ying-jeou|Ma]] has declared the framework “dead”. |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117070010/https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/taiwans-kmt-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It opposes any non-peaceful means to resolve the [[Cross-Strait relations|cross-strait disputes]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian Hioe |date=11 May 2023 |title=Hou You-yi Emphasizes Opposition to Both "One Country, two systems", Taiwaneses independence |url=https://newbloommag.net/2023/05/11/hou-you-yi-cross-strait-stance/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117070010/https://newbloommag.net/2023/05/11/hou-you-yi-cross-strait-stance/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The party also accepts the [[1992 Consensus]], which defines both sides of the [[Taiwan Strait]] as "[[one China]]" but maintains its ambiguity to different interpretations.<ref name=":1" /> Although the KMT's long-term goal is to unify China under the ROC, the party advocates maintaining the status quo of Taiwan.