Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Lai-wen and Communist Party of China General Secretary Xi Jinping have reached a consensus for a meeting around Lunar New Year, following low-key negotiations in China by the KMT's two vice-chairmen, according to reliable information obtained by this newspaper during the reporting window from 11:46 AM to 1:45 PM UTC on December 7, 2025. Cheng Lai-wen expressed her intention to meet Xi Jinping, with the "Zheng-Xi meeting" set after the vice-chairmen's talks produced agreement, the newspaper reported exclusively over the past two hours. Beijing has opened three prerequisites for the meeting, though details were not specified, amid concerns over Cheng's background from the green camp and potential Kuomintang deviations in upcoming local elections, as stated in the report.
