U.S.–China–Taiwan Security Triangle

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted KMT chair Cheng Li-wun at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2026 — the first official meeting between sitting CCP and KMT heads in nearly a decade — where Xi framed Taiwan's future as tied to a "strong motherland" and Cheng called the visit a "peace mission," affirming that both sides "belong to one China." Meanwhile in Taipei, President Lai has sought an eight-year, $40 billion special defense package that a KMT-led legislative majority has delayed and trimmed, raising concerns that failure to approve the funding ahead of a possible mid-May Xi-Trump summit could affect U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.