Taiwan President Calls for Thaw in Ties with Mainland China

Tsai Ing-Wen's Comments Came after New Leadership Was Revealed in Beijing, Which Has Severed Relations with Taiwan and Its Independence-Leaning Governing Party

Taiwan and mainland China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in cross-straits relations, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since the Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up.