KMT chief calls Trump’s anti-independence remarks a ‘positive step’, says her party’s return to power is the only path to peace
4-MIN READ4-MIN1 ListenYuanyue Dangin New YorkPublished: 9:30am, 10 Jun 2026Taiwan’s main opposition leader hailed US President Donald Trump’s recent comments opposing the island’s independence as a “relatively positive first step” towards reducing tensions.Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), told the South China Morning Post on Sunday in an exclusive interview: “The ‘one China’ principle and opposition to Taiwan independence have always been the Kuomintang’s stance.“On this political basis, the status quo across the Taiwan Strait can be maintained, and the likelihood of war can be minimised.”
00:55AirAsia pilot pulls off advanced sideways landing in high windsTrump said after the Beijing summit that he was not looking to have “someone go independent”, adding: “You know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles [15,300 km] to fight a war. I’m not looking for that.”
