US EditionTaiwan’s Opposition Leader Hopes to Meet China’s Xi in 1st Half of 2026
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Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Hopes to Meet China’s Xi in 1st Half of 2026
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s opposition leader expressed hope that she could meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the first half of 2026, as Beijing intensifies military pressure and coercion against Taiwan under President Lai Ching-te’s administration. Cheng Li-wun, a former lawmaker who became chair of the Kuomintang, or KMT, in November, made the remarks during a local radio interview on Dec. 26. She said she would not travel to China unless a meeting w…
Cheng announced his intention to establish direct contact with Beijing. This move, in which the KMT reaffirms its rhetoric of "peace and lower defense spending," combined with the power dynamics in parliament that put pressure on the government's security policy, is creating a new diplomatic line between Taipei and Beijing.
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