On Wednesday, Cheng Li-wun, Chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT), led a cross-party delegation on an official visit to the global headquarters of leading Chinese local lifestyle service platform Meituan in Shanghai, where the delegation got a first-hand look at the company’s cutting-edge drone delivery operations and core business strategies.
During the visit, Cheng emphasized that the trip offered a rare, valuable opportunity to observe end-to-end on-ground operational processes, examine the internal policy frameworks that drive the company’s growth, and gain front-line perspective on the industry’s forward-looking strategic planning for future development. The on-site experience of Meituan’s autonomous drone delivery service, a breakthrough innovation in last-mile logistics that has reshaped urban consumer access to goods, gave the KMT delegation direct insight into the pace of digital innovation unfolding on the Chinese mainland.
This visit comes as part of a broader series of cross-Strait exchanges focused on opening dialogue across multiple sectors, with the Meituan stop designed to deepen KMT leadership’s understanding of the mainland’s thriving digital economy and private sector innovation. The engagement reflects growing momentum for people-to-people and industry-focused exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, creating space for shared understanding of emerging economic and technological trends.