Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended a message to Cheng Li-wun, the newly elected leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), calling for intensified efforts toward “reunification” and closer cross-strait cooperation. The message comes at a sensitive moment, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei continue to simmer, and international attention on the Taiwan Strait remains heightened. Xi emphasized strengthening the political foundation between the two sides, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and fostering national unity as critical steps toward achieving his vision of reunification.

Cheng Li-wun, who will formally assume KMT leadership on November 1, has highlighted the importance of cross-strait peace and stability, framing the relationship in term

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