Officials from Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance are attending the 2026 APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (FCBDM) in Shanghai from February 4-5, just after opposition Kuomintang (KMT) leaders led business representatives to Beijing for a cross-strait exchange forum on February 3. Some argue that Taiwan should not deepen ties solely with the US to avoid losing economic resilience, emphasizing the need to maintain trade and investment relations with China.