Taiwan names DPP stalwart new cross-strait chief amid Beijing’s scepticism
www.scmp.com
Taipei touts former speaker of the island’s legislature as having ‘laid a solid foundation for Taiwan-Japan friendship’ in his previous role.

Taiwan has appointed a senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician and former liaison to Japan to head the semi-official group that manages cross-strait ties in a move Beijing has met with scepticism. Su Jia-chyuan, former head of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association under Taipei’s foreign ministry, will chair the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), according to Karen Kuo, spokeswoman for the office of Taiwan’s leader William Lai Ching-te, on Tuesday. The SEF is managed by Taipei’s…

From China - South China Morning Post via This RSS Feed.