Taiwan Opposition Leader to Visit China Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

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Taiwan’s main opposition leader will visit China in early April, in a politically sensitive trip ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned talks with Chinese officials.

Cheng Li-Wun, chairman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping and is scheduled to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu from April 7 to 12.

The KMT said Cheng hopes cross-strait relations can develop peacefully...