KMT leader calls for an ‘institutional solution’ to avoid war and keep peace, and seeks a mechanism for cooperation and dialogue
1SCMP ReportersPublished: 2:22pm, 10 Apr 2026Updated: 2:33pm, 10 Apr 20260 New UpdateIntroductionCheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will speak to the press in Beijing at 2pm on Friday, hours after her historic meeting with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping.It was the first meeting between leaders of the two parties in nine years after then-KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu visited the mainland in November 2016.
During the meeting on Friday morning, both Xi and Cheng highlighted a message of peace across the strait.
“Compatriots on both sides are both Chinese, and we need peace, we need development, we need communication, and we need cooperation. This is a common wish,” Communist Party chief Xi told Cheng.
In response, Cheng went further, calling for an “institutional solution” to avoid war and keep peace, and seeking a mechanism for cooperation and dialogue.
By Amber Wang, Xinlu Liang and Alcott Wei
