Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s main opposition leader will travel to China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait “peace”, but the government warns Beijing will seek to stop US arms sales to the democratic island. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, who will become the party’s first leader to visit China in a decade, has insisted on meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping before she visits the United States — Taiwan’s main security backer. The KMT supports closer relations with China, which claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to seize it. READ: Taiwan […]... Keep on reading: Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

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