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according to the liaoning daily, on september 24, hao peng, secretary of the liaoning provincial party committee and chairman of the provincial people's congress standing committee, met in shenyang with lian shengwen, vice chairman of the kuomintang, and li zhenghong, chairman of the national association of taiwan investment enterprises, who came to liaoning to attend the 2024 liaoning-taiwan economic and trade exchange and cooperation week.

born in 1970, lian shengwen is the eldest son of former kuomintang chairman lien chan. he has served as mayor of taipei city and has served as vice chairman of the kuomintang since 2021.

the above report mentioned that hao peng said that mr. lien chan has long been committed to deepening cross-strait exchanges and interactions. since vice chairman lien shengwen was elected vice chairman of the kuomintang, he has actively promoted cross-strait integration and development. we pay tribute to mr. lien chan and vice chairman lien shengwen for their positive contributions to promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.

lian shengwen thanked liaoning for its warm reception. he said that he has a deep connection with liaoning. during his visit to liaoning, he truly felt the tremendous changes that have taken place in this land. liaoning has beautiful mountains and rivers and rich products. he is willing to actively promote the deepening of exchanges and cooperation between taiwan and liaoning, strengthen economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges, and continuously enhance the well-being of compatriots on both sides of the taiwan strait.

at the opening ceremony of the 2024 liaoning-taiwan economic and trade exchange and cooperation week held in shenyang on september 25, lian shengwen even admitted that he was "a son of liaoning and shenyang."

according to xinhua news agency, lian shengwen, vice chairman of the kuomintang, said that compatriots on both sides of the taiwan strait belong to the chinese nation and are one family. the kuomintang will continue to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in all aspects based on the common political foundation of the "1992 consensus" and opposition to "taiwan independence." as a child of liaoning and shenyang, he will inherit the deep feelings of his elders for this land and continue to contribute to the future development of liaoning.

lian shengwen's connection with liaoning and shenyang is related to his grandmother zhao lankun.

public information shows that zhao lankun was born in shenyang on july 18, 1909, and graduated from yenching university. in 1934, she married lian zhendong from tainan in beijing. after taiwan was liberated in 1945, she returned to taiwan with her husband and son lian zhan. since the "september 18th incident" in 1931, zhao lankun has not been able to return to her hometown in northeast china.

in february 2011, lien chan, then honorary chairman of the kuomintang, said at the liaoning-taiwan economic and trade cooperation forum that he was also half liaoningese. according to media reports, in october 2005, lien chan returned to his hometown on behalf of zhao lankun, where he had not been for 70 or 80 years, and visited his mother's old house and school. after returning, he reported to his mother and consoled her for her homesickness for 70 or 80 years.

zhao lankun passed away on april 17, 2011. lian zhan said at the memorial service that his mother and father lian zhendong were deeply hurt by the broken family and country. their lives almost covered the nearly 100 years of war and displacement in china, but his mother and father knew and cherished each other and established a happy, enviable and lovely family.