Taiwan's KMT party struggles with internal divisions
台灣國民黨面臨內部紛爭的困境
Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) is currently facing a period of significant internal instability under the leadership of Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun.
台灣國民黨（KMT）在主席鄭麗文（ㄓㄥˋㄌㄧˋㄨㄣˊ）的領導下，目前正經歷一段嚴重的內部不穩定時期。
Since taking office in late 2025, Cheng has shifted the party toward a more combative, pro-Beijing stance, moving away from the moderate coalition-building tactics of her predecessor, Eric Chu.
自2025年底上任以來，鄭麗文將黨的方向轉向更具對抗性、親北京（ㄅㄟˇㄐㄧㄥ）的立場，背離了前任朱立倫（ㄓㄨㄌㄧˋㄌㄨㄣˊ）採取的中間溫和結盟策略。
Critics, particularly younger legislators and local leaders, worry that this ideological rigidity alienates moderate voters and complicates vital relationships with the United States.
批評者，特別是年輕的立法委員和地方領袖，擔心這種意識形態的僵化（ㄐㄧㄤㄤˋㄏㄨㄚˋ）會使溫和派選民疏遠，並讓與美國之間至關重要的關係變得複雜。
The KMT is currently split between its "deep blue" conservative faction, which remains committed to traditional Chinese nationalism, and a more moderate, locally-oriented wing.
國民黨目前分裂為堅持傳統大中華民族主義的「深藍」保守派，以及傾向本土的溫和派系。
This internal friction, often described by analysts as a "boiling teapot," has led to discord between local figures—like Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an—and the central leadership.
這種內部摩擦被分析人士形容為「沸騰的茶壺」，導致了地方人物——如台北市長蔣萬安（ㄐㄧㄤˇㄨㄢˋㄢ）——與中央領導層之間的不和。
As the party prepares for the 2026 local elections, it faces the difficult task of balancing its traditional ideological base with the electoral reality of a Taiwanese public that largely opposes unification with China.
隨著該黨為2026年地方選舉做準備，它面臨著一項艱鉅任務，即如何在維持傳統意識形態基礎與台灣大眾普遍反對與中國統一的選舉現實之間取得平衡。
