Taiwan's opposition leader pursues talks with Beijing ahead of Trump visit

Before President Trump visits Beijing next month for a highstakes summit with Xiinping, the Chinese leader will already be laying the groundwork on the one issue beyond tariffs and trade spats that remains the flash point in relations with the US, Taiwan, and the billions of dollars in arm sales the United States makes with the self-governing island Beijing considers its territory. She has made no secret of his ambition to unify Taiwan with the mainland, nor of his disdain for its elected president, William ...