Taiwan opposition leader praises ‘gentle’ Xi Jinping as she insists her nation must embrace Chinese identity

Taiwan’s conservative opposition leader has a very unusual problem.

She needs to get close to the communist dictator threatening to conquer her country — but not so close that the voting public starts thinking they’re actually friends.

Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sat down with American reporters on Friday at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, D.C., […] ...