Cheng’s Beijing visit underscores hope for cross-strait engagement
The meeting between President Xi Jinping, chief of the Communist Party, and Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang, was the first in nearly a decade between the sitting leaders of the two parties.
Its timing was especially significant.
Amid global concern about armed conflict, China is increasingly seen as a source of stability.
That makes a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue and Friday’s meeting with the KMT leader critical not only to China, but also to...
Xi Jinping meets Taiwan's Cheng
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