Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (April 10, 2026) said peace is the common wish of the people on both sides of the strait, but Taiwan’s independence is the chief culprit that is stalling unity, as he met Taiwan’s Opposition leader Cheng Li-wun here.

Ms. Cheng is the first Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson to visit China in a decade amid Beijing’s efforts to ramp up military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to reintegrate with the mainland.