US EditionChina Will Not Tolerate Independence for Taiwan, Xi Tells Island's Opposition Leader
Xi warned Taiwan independence would not be tolerated as Cheng Li-wun called the trip a peace mission to ease rising cross-strait tensions.
- On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang , in Beijing to discuss cross-strait relations and reunification.
- Xi and Cheng pledged to uphold the 1992 Consensus, a tacit agreement that Taiwan and China belong to "one China," while opposing Taiwan's independence as the "chief culprit" undermining regional peace.
- Cheng told Xi that "people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait live under different systems" but should seek "systemic solutions" to avoid conflict, while Xi emphasized "compatriots on both sides" are one family.
- Washington urged Beijing to "cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure" against Taiwan, while Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's administration emphasized only democratically elected authorities can determine the island's future.
- Domestic tensions persist as the KMT continues blocking Lai's special defense budget, including the Taiwan Dome air defense system, complicating security strategy amid Beijing's intensifying military exercises and pressure campaigns.
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After six days of travel and a meeting with Xi Jinping, the chairman of Taiwan's largest opposition party returns. Beijing is taking more than symbolic advantage of the visit.
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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