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

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a rare, decade-first meeting with Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, where he affirmed that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese and seek peace. Cheng, a divisive pro-unification figure in Taiwan, framed her visit as a 'peace trip', stated she would invite Xi to Taiwan if the KMT wins the 2028 election, and faced criticism for being too close to China amid Beijing’s ongoing military pressure and domestic debate over Taiwan’s defense budget.