China Representative Met With Protests on Visit to Taiwan

The Taipei skyline at night with the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper, the tallest building in Taiwan, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 25, 2022. Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A visit by a Chinese official at the invitation of the Taiwanese capital’s newly elected China-friendly mayor has drawn protests on the self-ruled island.

The head of Shanghai city’s Taiwan Affairs Office, Li Xiaodong, arrived Saturday morning for a three-day visit that marks a rare point of contact between the sides.