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Xi Jinping meets Taiwan opposition leader: China will never tolerate island's independence

2026-04-10 17:45:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Xi Jinping with Taiwan's opposition leader

Chinese leader Xi Jinping held talks with the head of Taiwan's largest opposition party in Beijing on Friday, the first such meeting in a decade, declaring that China "will never tolerate" any attempt at formal independence for the island.

During the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi told Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun that China is willing to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with various political parties, including the KMT, on the common political basis of opposing Taiwan independence, according to the Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency.

"Taiwan independence is the main cause undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, and we will never tolerate or accept it," Xi was quoted as saying.

“The rapprochement and unification of compatriots on both sides of the strait is a trend that will not change. This is a historical necessity,” he added during the talks. “We have full confidence in this.”

The Chinese leader also stressed that "the world today is far from peaceful, making peace even more precious."

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China, said the meeting aims to help improve stability in one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints.

Beijing considers democratic Taiwan a breakaway province and has vowed to bring it under its control, even by force if necessary. In recent years, China has increased pressure on the island, conducting large military exercises around it and reducing the number of countries that officially recognize Taiwan through concessions.

For her part, Cheng generally spoke in line with Xi, emphasizing that both sides need to build more stable and institutional mechanisms for dialogue and cooperation.

"Based on the common political foundation of supporting the '1992 Consensus' and opposing Taiwan independence, both sides should plan and build institutionalized and sustainable mechanisms of dialogue and cooperation, to make the peaceful development of cross-strait relations irreversible and fundamentally eliminate all causes of conflict," she said, according to a KMT statement.

The "1992 Consensus" refers to an agreement under which both sides acknowledge that there is only "one China," but with different interpretations of what it means.

In this context, Cheng added that the Taiwan Strait could become "a model for the peaceful resolution of conflicts around the world."

"We hope that, through the unremitting efforts of our two parties, the Taiwan Strait will no longer be a potential point of conflict, much less a playground for external interference," she said, indirectly referring to the United States and Japan, key partners in Taiwan's security.

Taiwan has become increasingly important to Japan's security calculations, which was also reflected in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statements in November that Japan could intervene militarily in the event of a crisis under certain circumstances.

Before her visit, Cheng stated that the KMT would work to resume cross-strait political exchanges and cooperation if the party returns to power in 2028.

Beijing was the last stop on her visit, following trips to Shanghai and Nanjing, where she held meetings with senior Chinese officials earlier in the week.


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