Taiwan opposition leader Cheng calls for cross-Strait dialogue, offers to meet China's Xi

Taiwan

(23 Mar 2026) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Taipei, Taiwan - 23 March 2026 1. Wide press conference by opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wen in Taipei 2. Close-up Cheng 3. Journalist taking picture with smart phones 4. Wide press conference 5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Cheng Li-wen, Nationalist Party (KMT) chairwoman: "Why resort to the barbaric methods of the past (military force) to solve problems? I believe that we (Taiwan and China) can absolutely sit down and