Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou suggests peaceful resolution for Taiwan-China tensions, emphasizing shared culture and history. Ma, the first Taiwanese leader to visit China, met with President Xi Jinping for the second time, urging young Taiwanese to recognize their historical and cultural connections with China. China claims Taiwan as its territory, escalating military and political pressure. Ma s slip-up mentioning "Republic of China" in front of Xi highlights sensitivities, as China does not recognize Taiwan s sovereignty. Taiwan s government rejects China s claims, advocating for Taiwanese self-determination.
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The encounter was the second between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, who made headlines when he became the first Taiwanese leader to meet his Chinese counterpart.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday that outside deductions could not prevent cross-Strait family reunification and that there was no question which cannot be discussed. Since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the civil war to Mao Zedong's communists, no sitting […]