Key facts
- KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun stated peace across the Taiwan Strait can be maintained.
- Cheng said peace depends on Taiwan avoiding "de jure independence."
- She made these remarks at a seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Taiwan's main opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), stated that peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait can be maintained as long as Taipei does not move towards "de jure independence." Cheng made these comments during a closed-door seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government on Thursday. She described peace and stability as the "greatest common denominator" in the region.