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Taiwan opposition leader visits China and meets with Xi Jinping

Apr 10, 202674 sources

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Summary

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, traveled to China for what she called a 'journey for peace.' This was the first such visit by a Taiwanese opposition leader in ten years.

During the trip, Cheng met with Xi Jinping in Beijing. The meeting was presented as an effort to ease military tensions across the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile, China's government criticized a joint statement by Japan and France about Taiwan, calling it interference in China's internal affairs.

The visit highlights ongoing political outreach from Beijing to figures in Taiwan who favor closer ties, contrasting with the island's current governing party, which is more skeptical of China's intentions.