Cheng Li-wun talks Trump, Taiwan independence and a future leadership run

Taiwan’s main opposition leader hailed US President Donald Trump’s recent comments opposing the island’s independence as a “relatively positive first step” towards reducing tensions.
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), told the South China Morning Post on Sunday in an exclusive interview: “The ‘one China’ principle and opposition to Taiwan independence have always been the Kuomintang’s stance.
“On this political basis, the status quo across the Taiwan Strait can be maintained, and...