Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday called for the continued deepening of friendship between the self-ruled democratic island and Japan during a meeting in Taipei with Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
To hear some in the Bush administration talk, its now only a matter of time before Beijing does the unthinkable and seeks a reconciliation with Chen Shui-bian, the Taiwanese president whom they have vilified ever since he was first elected in March 2000.
Washington, May 26 (CNA) Bonnie Glaser, an American expert on China affairs, said Friday that former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) had deliberately misinterpreted her recent comments about him as an endorsement of his 2024 presidential bid.