00:00For the first time in nearly a decade, the head of Taiwan's main opposition,
00:05Kuomintang, meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
00:09Zheng Liwen is on a six-day trip to China.
00:12She says she's there to foster peace at a time when tensions between Taipei and Beijing are at a peak.
00:19Zheng says her party is the right one to broker ties,
00:22since Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party does not recognize China's claim to Taiwan.
00:27Unlike the DPP, Zheng says that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of the Chinese nation,
00:34and that peace is a joint responsibility.
00:38Her party's goal now is to win the presidency in Taiwan so that she can move forward with that vision.
01:06Xi Jinping was the one to invite Zheng to visit in his capacity as head of the Chinese Communist Party,
01:14and both agreed that resolving tensions is a matter strictly between Taiwan and China.
01:39Back in Taiwan, the ruling DPP says that for all of Zheng's talk of peace,
01:45aggression from China has not declined during her trip.
01:48It says that any goodwill Beijing is extending toward Taipei is disingenuous.
02:11On the streets of Taipei, reaction to the meeting was mixed.
02:23I think this is a great leader, so if I let you come here, will it increase the influence of
02:29Taiwan in Taiwan?
02:31It's not possible, because it's too few people of yourćŻć.
02:35I think this is a great time.
02:38In this situation, there will be a government to go to the United States.
02:44The whole situation is very useful.
02:47Zheng will return to Taiwan on Sunday, but her meeting with Xi Jinping is the main event of her trip.
02:54This meeting is historic for multiple reasons, and it could have greater implications for Taiwan's China policy moving forward.
03:01Luffy Lee and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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