Taiwan opposition’s Cheng grabs reins of Beijing relations with China tour
Taiwan tensions
Political landmines lurk as KMT-CCP dynamics shift and US watches
Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, also known by its Mandarin transliteration Kuomintang, speaks at an event hosted by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club on March 23. (Cheng’s office)
HUALIEN, Taiwan — Cheng Li-wun, Taiwan’s top opposition figure, is set to embark on a trip to China that is expected to cement her status as Beijing’s main interlocutor in Taipei and reverberate through Taiwanese politics and its crucial relations with the U.S.