Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping
China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader
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Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-wun, Taiwan's main opposition leader, has arrived in China for a six-day visit, expected to include a meeting with President Xi Jinping. Cheng's visit, the first by a KMT chief in a decade, aims to serve as a "bridge for peace" amid strained cross-strait relations. Beijing cut off communications with Taiwan after Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) became president in 2016. The DPP criticized Cheng's visit as "subservient" to Beijing, accusing China of disrupting regional peace through military actions. Analysts suggest Cheng sees this as an opportunity to present herself as a leader capable of maintaining cross-strait exchange and potentially reducing cross-strait tension.
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AI-ExtractedXi's invitation to Cheng comes weeks before he is due to meet Trump on 14 and 15 May.
The DPP criticised Cheng for being 'subservient' to Beijing.
Beijing cut off some communications with Taiwan after Tsai Ing-wen became president in May 2016.
Cheng is the KMT's first incumbent chief to visit China in a decade.
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun is visiting China and is expected to meet President Xi Jinping.
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