The leader of Taiwan’s conservative opposition party will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the U.S.-China summit in May.
Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Kuomingtang, “gladly” accepted an invitation to speak with Xi in Beijing next month — promising to use the opportunity to advocate cross-strait peace.
“We want to prove to the people of Taiwan and the entire world that conflict between the two sides of the strait is not inevitable,” Cheng told the press on Monday. “Through our own wisdom and efforts, we can together forge a broad path of peace.”
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She added: “We hope April’s visit marks the beginning of the new spring of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and this would be the first step for both sides to
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