Cheng Li-wun on China, Xi and Taiwan's future

The head of Taiwan's largest opposition party said that during her recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the issue of "reunification" was never discussed. Cheng Li-wun made the comments during an interview with Here & Now's Scott Tong. Speaking through a translator, Cheng told Tong about her disagreements with Taiwan's ruling party on defense spending, and how she hopes to take relations with China in a more hopeful direction despite rising tensions across the Taiwan strait. Cheng spoke with Tong on June 10, while on a 15-day trip to the United States, where she hoped to convince the American public of her approach seeking greater engagement with Beijing. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/g-s1-127478/taiwan-opposition-leader-says-xi-meeting-avoided-reunification-talk