Taiwan Opposition Leader Meets Xi, Seeks Peace

0:00Taiwan's opposition leader, Shang Li-Won, from the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang party, just met with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing. It marks the first such high-level talk in over a decade, held at the great hall of the people. Both stress-keeping peace around the self-ruled island that China claims as its own, while pushing for eventual, peaceful reunification. Xi welcomed Cheng and her team with applause from both sides, saying the trend of people on both sides of the strait growing closer is a historical. Must. Cheng echoed that noting they'll respect different systems, but worked together to avoid war through smart solutions. This comes amid China's ramped-up military drills, with warships and jets buzzing closer to Taiwan, plus poaching his diplomatic allies. Cheng's party has long promoted peace, opposing big jumps in Taiwan's defense budget, and blocking new arms buys like an air defense system. Historically, Taiwan has been separate since the 1949 Civil War, when Kuomintang forces fled there after losing to Communists on the SETA.

1:03mainland. Both leaders reaffirmed the 1992 consensus-1 China, different views, and rejected Taiwan independence. They're aiming to turn the Taiwan Strait from a potential hot spot into a stable zone, free from outside meddling, signaling a shared hope to ease. Tensions for now. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.