- Cheng Li-wun, chair of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has expressed her strong willingness to meet Donald Trump during her current two-week visit to the United States.
- Her potential meeting with Trump would be historically significant, as no Taiwanese leader has met a sitting US president since diplomatic ties were severed in 1979.
- Cheng previously met President Xi Jinping in China in April and stated she is willing to meet anyone “conducive to peace,” including the US president.
- During her trip, which includes a stop in Washington, Cheng plans to engage with US lawmakers and officials.
- The KMT recently reduced Taiwan's proposed defence spending, impacting funding for domestically-made equipment like drones, despite US support for increased military investment.
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