Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a candidate for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election set for Saturday, expressed hopes on Wednesday for dialogue with Chinese leaders over Taiwan. "Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are, of course, concerns for Japan," she said in an essay submitted to the Hudson Institute, a U.S. think tank. "I also wish to engage in solid and candid dialogue with Chinese leaders." "Unilateral changes to the status quo through force