US EditionTaiwan Opposition Leader Cheng Li-wun Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
Xi said the mainland is willing to expand exchanges and dialogue with Taiwan groups that oppose independence, as Cheng called for lasting peace mechanisms.
- 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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There has been no such event for a decade.
During the visit of Taiwan's opposition leader Cheng Li-wun, China is ready for exchange. Xi Jinping and Cheng emphasize the inescapability of an association.
Xi meets Taiwan's opposition leader and signals a change of course in Beijing. Instead of threats, China is increasingly relying on the influence of rapprochement. The Taiwan question could arise again without a single shot.
Xi Jinping Meets Taiwan Opposition Leader in Beijing, Warns Against Independence
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Taiwan's opposition leader meets China's Xi Jinping as both sides call for peace | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Taiwan's opposition leader met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the first such encounter in over a decade, with both sides affirming the need for maintaining peace around the self-ruled island that China claims as its territory.
Cheng Li-wun, president of Taiwan's first opposition party, met with Xi Jinping on Friday, April 10 during a trip to China; a first in ten years. Both reaffirmed their opposition to Taipei's sovereignty and their commitment to promoting peace.
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