Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

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China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader

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Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, marking the first visit by a sitting KMT leader in a decade. The meeting aimed to promote cross-strait peace and stability amid strained relations, as Beijing cut off high-level communications with Taiwan in 2016. Xi emphasized that both sides are Chinese and desire peace, while Cheng stated that opposing Taiwan independence and maintaining the 1992 Consensus would help avoid war. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) criticized Cheng's visit, accusing her of being subservient to Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory. The KMT traditionally maintains warmer ties with China, though Cheng's visit is seen as more eager than her predecessors.

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Beijing has refused to hold formal dialogue with Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te, whom they have labelled a separatist.

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Opposing Taiwan independence and maintaining the 1992 Consensus was a way to avoid war, prevent tragedy, work together and create peace.

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The leaders of our two parties are meeting today in order to safeguard the peace and stability of our shared homeland.

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Beijing cut off high-level communications with Taiwan after Tsai Ing-wen became president in 2016.

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Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's (KMT) first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.

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Chinese Communist Party 40% Lai Ching-te 40% Tsai Ing-wen 50% Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ×370% Beijing ×370% Kuomintang (KMT) ×580% Xi Jinping ×590% Cheng Li-wun ×790% China ×690% Taiwan ×690%

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cross-strait relations 100% taiwan 90% china 90% peace 80% xi jinping 70% 1992 consensus 60% taiwan independence 60% opposition leader 60% cheng li-wun 50% kuomintang (kmt) 50%