BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party,

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged closer ties and “reunification” with Taiwan in a message to newly elected Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun, amid scrutiny over alleged Beijing interference.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance “reunification” in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.

Donald Trump has said he does not think China will invade Taiwan because of the strength of the US military and his own relationship with Xi Jinping.

Chinese president says he hopes ‘common political foundation’ can be upheld after Cheng Li-wun is elected as Kuomintang chairperson.

Donald Trump said that China knows that the United States "is the strongest military power in the world by far."

BEIJING/TAIPEI >> Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance “reunification” in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.

President Donald Trump brushed off a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan on Monday, making a rare remark about how his administration views the future of the island amid increasing threats from Beijing.

Cheng, a former lawmaker who takes charge of the KMT on November 1, did not mention reunification in her reply to Xi.