Afghanistan, March 30 -- Taiwan's main opposition leader will visit China in early April, in a politically sensitive trip ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned talks with Chinese officials.

Cheng Li-Wun, chairman of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping and is scheduled to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu from April 7 to 12.

The KMT said Cheng hopes cross-strait relations can develop peacefully through engagement with the Chinese Communist Party, with the aim of expanding exchanges and practical cooperation between the two sides.

China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, has refused formal dialogue with the current Taiwanese government ...