Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCheng Li-wun, chair of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has expressed her strong willingness to meet Donald Trump during her current two-week visit to the United States. Her potential meeting with Trump would be historically significant, as no Taiwanese leader has met a sitting US president since diplomatic ties were severed in 1979. Cheng previously met President Xi Jinping in China in April and stated she is willing to meet anyone “conducive to peace,” including the US president. During her trip, which includes a stop in Washington, Cheng plans to engage with US lawmakers and officials. The KMT recently reduced Taiwan's proposed defence spending, impacting funding for domestically-made equipment like drones, despite US support for increased military investment. In fullTaiwan’s opposition leader eyes historic Trump meeting after president’s Xi Jinping summitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Taiwan's main opposition leader said she hopes to "gain deeper trust" from the US, before departing for the country where she is expected to be grilled over her party's stance on…

Taiwan's leading opposition figure, Cheng Li-wun, has declared her "very willing" intention to meet President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States this month.

Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, leaves for a two-week US trip later on Monday, following on from her April visit to China, where she…

TAITEI: Taiwan’s main opposition leader said Monday she hopes to “gain deeper trust” from the United States, before departing for the country where she is expected to be grilled…

TAIPEI, June 1 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader said today she hopes to “gain deeper trust” from the United States, before departing for the country where she is...

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KMT leader Cheng Li-wun is traveling to the US for a two-week visit. She has indicated she is "very interested" in meeting President Donald Trump but could face a grilling over…

KMT chair Cheng Li-wun’s visit follows a recent meeting with Xi Jinping but she has a tough task selling her cross-strait vision in America.

KMT leader Cheng Li-wun is visiting the US for two weeks and hopes to meet Trump, though she may face questions over her China stance.

"On Monday, she is flying to the US with a message Beijing would recognize as its own."