BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday welcomed a visit by a delegation of European Union lawmakers - the first in eight years - as a chance to further stabilise ties strained by trade policies and political mistrust.

The last KMT leader to visit China was then-chair Hung Hsiu-chu in 2016. The previous year, then-President Ma Ying-jeou made history as the first Taiwanese head of state to meet with Xi when they held talks in Singapore.

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Cheng Li-wun’s visit signals that Beijing is still seeking to influence Taiwan’s political trajectory through selective engagement with the opposition KMT.

To our knowledge, the delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection begins its visit to China today at the invitation of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,