Taiwan’s main opposition leader said cross-strait peace can be maintained as long as Taipei did not move towards “de jure independence”, during her trip in the United States.Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), attended a closed-door seminar at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, according to a KMT statement on Friday.Cheng told the seminar that peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which she described as the greatest common denominator with US and regional interests, could be sustained “as long as Taiwan does not cross the red line of ‘de jure independence’”, a KMT statement said.
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FRI · 2026-06-05 · 20:56 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0605-82119
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KMT leader says Taiwan can preserve peace by avoiding ‘de jure independence’
Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun stated during a trip to the United States that cross-strait peace can be preserved if Taiwan avoids pursuing "de jure independence." Cheng made these remarks at a closed-door seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government on Thursday.
Yuanyue DangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-05 · 20:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun stated during a trip to the United States that cross-strait peace can be preserved if Taiwan avoids pursuing "de jure independence." Cheng made these remarks at a closed-door seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government on Thursday. According to a KMT statement, she described peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as a shared interest with the US and regional powers. Cheng emphasized that this stability can be maintained as long as Taiwan does not cross the "red line" of de jure independence.
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Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait can be sustained as long as Taiwan does not cross the red line of 'de jure independence'.
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Cheng described peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait as a common denominator with US and regional interests.
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Cheng Li-wun attended a seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Cheng Li-wun is the chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT).
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Taiwan's main opposition leader stated cross-strait peace can be maintained if Taipei avoids 'de jure independence'.
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