Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting

<p>Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too close to China</p><p>In a rare meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, China’s president, Xi Jinping, declared that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were Chinese and wanted peace.</p><p>The meeting in Beijing between Xi and Cheng Li-wun, the chair of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT), is the first such contact in a decade. The visit has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with Cheng’s critics accusing her of being too close to China, a country that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/06/what-us-action-in-venezuela-means-for-taiwan">many in Taiwan see as a threat</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/xi-jinping-cheng-li-wu-china-taiwan-meeting-bejing">Continue reading...</a>