Chinese leader Xi Jinping invoked ongoing global conflicts and the need for peace during a landmark meeting with the leader of Taiwan’s opposition on Friday and reiterated Beijing’s opposition to the independence of the self-ruled island.

Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.

The move comes after the chair of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, met Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Nanjing, China - Taiwan's main opposition leader landed in China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait "peace," as the Taipei government warned Beijing would seek to stop US arms sales to the island. Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson Cheng ...