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a P.L.A. takeover of Taiwan is not inevitable nor, perhaps, even likely in the next few years."

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"[T]here might indeed be some greater willingness by Beijing to coerce (or even invade) Taiwan during a Trump administration."

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"The idea is that anything we are working on, anything that we are investing in, needs to be built with the assumption that sometime in 2027, China is going to move on Taiwan."

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KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 10, becoming the first sitting KMT leader to visit mainland China in a decade. The delegation had previously toured Jiangsu Province and Shanghai before arriving in the capital.

KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 10, becoming the first sitting KMT leader to visit mainland China in a decade. The delegation had previously toured Jiangsu Province and Shanghai before arriving in the capital.

Xi and Cheng met at the Great Hall of the People, where Xi said engagement with Taiwanese parties would require adherence to the 1992 Consensus and opposition to Taiwan independence. The 1992 Consensus refers to a tacit understanding that both sides acknowledge one China, while leaving room for differing interpretations.

Xi and Cheng met at the Great Hall of the People, where Xi said engagement with Taiwanese parties would require adherence to the 1992 Consensus and opposition to Taiwan independence. The 1992 Consensus refers to a tacit understanding that both sides acknowledge one China, while leaving room for differing interpretations.

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party criticized Cheng's trip, with President Lai Ching-te writing on Facebook that "compromising with authoritarian powers only sacrifices sovereignty and democracy." Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said Cheng's remarks mischaracterized the island's sovereignty dispute as an internal matter.

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party criticized Cheng's trip, with President Lai Ching-te writing on Facebook that "compromising with authoritarian powers only sacrifices sovereignty and democracy." Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said Cheng's remarks mischaracterized the island's sovereignty dispute as an internal matter.

The meeting came as the KMT has blocked a $40 billion special defense budget proposed by President Lai, offering a smaller $12 billion alternative instead. Republican Senator Jim Banks has urged Taiwanese lawmakers to pass the stalled budget.

The meeting came as the KMT has blocked a $40 billion special defense budget proposed by President Lai, offering a smaller $12 billion alternative instead. Republican Senator Jim Banks has urged Taiwanese lawmakers to pass the stalled budget.

Two Taiwanese security officials told Reuters that China deployed nearly 100 naval and coast guard vessels across the South and East China seas during the week of the meeting, roughly double the usual figure. Taiwan's defense minister told legislators that China's military threat to the island was becoming "increasingly severe."

Two Taiwanese security officials told Reuters that China deployed nearly 100 naval and coast guard vessels across the South and East China seas during the week of the meeting, roughly double the usual figure. Taiwan's defense minister told legislators that China's military threat to the island was becoming "increasingly severe."

A 2025 survey by National Chengchi University found 62 percent of respondents in Taiwan identified as Taiwanese, up from 17.6 percent in 1992. Academia Sinica political scientist Yen Wei-ting said the meeting is unlikely to reduce cross-strait tensions in any substantive way, as the structural conditions have not changed.

A 2025 survey by National Chengchi University found 62 percent of respondents in Taiwan identified as Taiwanese, up from 17.6 percent in 1992. Academia Sinica political scientist Yen Wei-ting said the meeting is unlikely to reduce cross-strait tensions in any substantive way, as the structural conditions have not changed.

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