Taiwan Opposition Leader Meets China's Xi Jinping
Why it matters: The meeting between **Cheng Li-wun** and **Xi Jinping** on April 8, 2026, directly impacts cross-strait relations.
- Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun spoke at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu province, on April 8, 2026.
- Cheng Li-wun met with China's Xi Jinping to discuss peace, as reported by the Associated Press.
- Both sides — Taiwan's opposition and China — called for peace during the high-profile meeting.
Taiwan's opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun of the Kuomintang (KMT), met with China's Xi Jinping on April 8, 2026, with both sides advocating for peace amidst ongoing cross-strait tensions. This high-level meeting underscores a shared desire for stability, despite the underlying political differences between the KMT's stance and the ruling party in Taiwan.
