US EditionTaiwan Opposition Leader Cheng Li-wun Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
Xi said Beijing is ready to expand dialogue with the KMT and oppose separatism, as the two sides seek a peaceful path forward.
- On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Taiwan opposition Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, where both leaders stressed cross-strait peace and reiterated opposition to 'Taiwan independence.'
- This encounter marks the first Kuomintang leader visit to China in a decade, utilizing the 1992 consensus as a dialogue basis that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party rejects.
- While Cheng frames her trip as a 'peace' mission, ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers criticize the Kuomintang for stalling a $40 billion defense spending budget, accusing the party of undermining national security.
- Xi warned that China would 'absolutely not tolerate' independence, calling for 'reunification,' while Cheng proposed mechanisms ensuring the Taiwan Strait avoids becoming a 'chessboard for outside forces to intervene in.'
- The meeting occurs weeks before a planned May summit between Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump, where Taiwan is expected to be a central topic amid regional military pressure.
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