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In this photo taken April 8, 2026 and released by Kuomintang, Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun speaks at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu province.

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Taiwan's opposition leader meets China's Xi Jinping as both sides call for peace

Taiwan's opposition leader meets China's Xi Jinping as both sides call for peace

Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade. Both sides affirmed the need for peace around Taiwan, which China claims as its territory. Xi and Cheng Li-wun, head of the Kuomingtang Party, expressed a desire for peaceful reunification. China has increased military exercises around Taiwan. Cheng opposes large defense spending increases in Taiwan and has blocked a special defense budget. Both leaders upheld the 1992 Consensus, opposing Taiwan's independence, and aim to prevent the Taiwan Strait from becoming a conflict flash point.