Tsao Erh-chung (Chinese: 曹爾忠; pinyin: Cáo Ěrzhōng; born 24 August 1954) is a Taiwanese politician.

[14] The Mainland Affairs Council called the move a "person-to-person exchange" that "had no legal bearing," and warned neighboring Kinmen against a similar action.

[16] After Lee Yuan-tsu was prevented from attending APEC China 2001 as a representative of Taiwan's government, Tsao stated of the Kuomintang legislative caucus, "We agree with the government's decision not to participate in the APEC summit and condemn China's rough treatment of Taiwan's delegation that is already in Shanghai.

[24] He remained a staunch supporter of the three links,[25][26] additionally backing landing visa privileges for Chinese visitors to Taiwan.

[27][28] Previously, in August 2005, he had spoken out against a planned reduction in military personnel stationed in the Matsu Islands.

Specifically, Tsao supported official designation of demonstration zones,[35][36] and opposed the lax employment protections at free ports,[37] as well as a proposal for Taoyuan International Airport to be exempt from most government oversight.

[38] Tsao later stated that Taiwanese nationals should be given preferential consideration for management positions at the airport because it is a state-owned enterprise.

[46] In March 2011, Tsao proposed an amendment to the Act for the Development of Tourism that would allow chain convenience stores to sell tickets for maritime and air transportation.