Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said peace is the wish of people of both sides as he met Taiwan’s Opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China next month.

“Compatriots on both sides are Chinese, and we need peace, we need development, we need communication, and we need cooperation. This is a common wish,” Xi said. Their meeting marked the first time a sitting KMT chairperson had met with the Communist Party leadership since November 2016.