China’s Leaders Smooth Trade Tensions but Talk Tough on Taiwan

But Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping took a stern line on Taiwan, warning against attempts to divide China

China's President Xi Jinping, freshly cleared to stay in power indefinitely, offered his vision for a unified China at the close of the National People's Congress.
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BEIJING—China’s responses to challenges from U.S. President Donald Trump loomed large as its leaders closed out an annual political gathering, promising a more open market but drawing a red line over Taiwan.

Premier Li Keqiang, the titular No. 2 leader, struck a conciliatory tone on trade with the U.S., while both he and President Xi Jinping declared that any effort to divide China is doomed to fail—days after Washington passed legislation to allow high-level two-way visits with Taiwan.

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