Xi tells Taiwan opposition chief China will ‘never tolerate’ island’s independence

Cheng Li-wun, head of the Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday in this screenshot from video
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping held talks with the head of Taiwan’s largest opposition party on Friday in Beijing — the first such meeting in a decade — with Xi saying China will “never tolerate” any push for the island’s formal independence.Meeting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi told Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun that China was willing to boost dialogue and exchanges with various political parties, including the KMT, based on the common political foundation of opposing Taiwan independence, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported.“Taiwan independence is the chief culprit that undermines peace across the Taiwan Strait, and we will never tolerate or condone it,” Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.

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