By Mukesh 
Taiwan’s Opposition leader, a proponent of closer ties with Beijing, said on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) she hoped to sow the “seeds of peace” during a rare visit to China.
Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun is the party’s first leader to visit China in a decade, but her trip — during which she hopes to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping — has sparked debate in Taiwan.