China's Xi congratulates Taiwan opposition's newly elected leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Eric Chu, newly elected leader of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party, Chinese state media reported.As general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, Xi expressed his expectations for the two parties to work together to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait, and achieve national reunification and rejuvenation, according to Xinhua News Agency.Xi did not send a similar congratulatory message when incumbent Johnny Chiang was chosen as party chairman in March 2020. Chiang was defeated in Satu…READ FULL ARTICLE