Taiwan opposition leader heads to US for sensitive visit
Quick Look
- Taiwan's main opposition leader, Cheng, is visiting the US for a politically sensitive two-week trip.
- The visit, her first to the US in two years, follows a meeting with Xi Jinping in China.
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Why It Matters
Taiwan's main opposition leader is undertaking a politically sensitive two-week visit to the United States. This trip follows her recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where reunification and cross-strait exchanges were discussed.
Taiwan’s main opposition leader is due to arrive in the United States late on Monday for a politically sensitive two-week visit expected to attract close scrutiny in Beijing, Taipei and Washington.
She will also travel to Boston and New York before visiting Washington for meetings with political figures and think tanks that will form the centrepiece of her visit.
The KMT has yet to disclose whom specifically Cheng will meet.
It is the first visit to the US by a KMT leader in nearly two years and follows her high-profile trip to mainland China in April. There, she met President Xi Jinping, who urged patience on the issue of reunification and called for more cross-strait exchanges.
It was the first meeting between the heads of the Communist Party and KMT in a decade. Days later, Beijing announced a package of 10 measures aimed at promoting exchanges with Taiwan that appeared designed to bolster Cheng politically.
Open Questions
- Whom specifically will Cheng meet in the US?
- What will be the specific outcomes or statements from these meetings?
- How will Beijing react to the specifics of the US visit?
