
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A few weeks before President Donald Trump arrives in China next month, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have another visitor: Taiwan’s opposition leader. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. When Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party, touches down in China on Tuesday, it will mark the first time in a decade that the head of her party visits the mainland.
Main Idea: Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun is making a risky trip to China to push for better ties and a lower chance of war, even as the move stirs debate at home.
Key Points:
Cheng Li-wun’s China trip could raise tension with Taiwan and the US, which may unsettle markets and increase the risk of higher defense costs for American taxpayers.
Cheng Li-wun says more talks with China could lower the chance of war, which could help protect US consumers and businesses from a bigger conflict in Asia.
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Taiwan’s opposition leader and the central figure in the article’s account of her China visit and political shift.
Taiwan’s opposition party led by Cheng and a major actor in the article’s political conflict.
Chinese president whose planned meeting with Cheng and broader Taiwan policy are central to the story.
The governing party under President Lai and a key rival in the article’s Taiwan politics.
His upcoming China trip and Taiwan-related policy context are used as major timing and geopolitical reference points.
Taiwan’s president is a key political counterpoint in the defense-spending dispute and cross-strait tensions.
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