(26-03-2023, 07:19 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: A big Q-ing in Xi mind. Is it Wagner??
Taiwan’s former leader Ma begins China visit
Ma Ying-jeou Office...Former Taiwan President Ma center, waves as he arrivers with his delegation at the Pudong airport in Shanghai, China. Ma departed for a tour of China on Monday, in what he called an attempt to reduce tensions a day after Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic partners to China.
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou departed for a tour of China on Monday, in what he called an attempt to reduce tensions a day after Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic partners to China.
The ex-president is visiting in a private capacity, bringing a delegation of academics and college students for exchanges, as well as members of his family, but the trip is loaded with political meaning.
Ma’s policies brought Taiwan and Beijing to their closest relationship ever, but his exit from office was overshadowed by massive protests against a trade deal with the mainland and his successor has focused on bolstering ties with the U.S. and defending the autonomy of the democratically governed island that China claims as part of its own.