Taiwan opposition leader heads to China in what she calls a ‘journey for peace’

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun is heading to China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she call it a “journey for peace” as Beijing calls for the self-ruled island to come under its control. The visit is the first by a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade and comes ahead of a meeting in Beijing between Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled to take place in May. Before leaving Taipei, the chairwoman of the Kuomintang told reporters