Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has embarked on a high-profile visit to China, framed as a “peace mission” to mitigate rising cross-strait tensions. This historic trip includes a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking a rare instance of direct dialogue between a former Taiwanese leader and the top leadership in Beijing. While Ma emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange and historical ties to prevent conflict, the visit has drawn scrutiny from Taiwan’s ruling party, which remains cautious about Beijing’s long-term regional objectives and political influence.
- Former President Ma Ying-jeou is the first former Taiwanese leader to visit Beijing for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
- The 11-day tour is focused on promoting “peace and prosperity” through youth exchanges and cultural engagement.
- The visit takes place during a period of increased military activity and diplomatic pressure from China toward Taiwan.
- Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party has voiced concerns that the mission may be used for political signaling.
- The meeting precedes the upcoming inauguration of Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te in May.
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She is an unfortunate result and fruit of Chinese disinformation campaign gone successful in Taiwan.
Every countries they have traitor.
I am Taiwanese. In order to meet with Xi Jinping of China, she did not hesitate to block Taiwan's defense budget and sacrifice the lives of 23 million Taiwanese people.
Бесполезное посещение. Диктаторы начинают войны для укрепления собственной власти внутри собственной страны. Однажды Китай нападёт на Тайвань если возникнут сложности с удержанием власти в собственной стране.
Chang Lee doesn't need to fight the election because Chang Lee Won
She is chairman of Chinese national party.
Taiwan's constitution says taiwan area is a part of China. Full stop!
😂😂😂 these guys are against peace
Actually, there are not too many obstacles for China and Taiwan to unite, Taiwan could simply become a special province like Hong Kong and Macau, the real issue is that both sides, Beijing and Taiwan, claim to be the legitimate government of all of China, on the other hand, the United States supports the status quo (Taiwan is not formally independent, but it is not forced into unification)
I think Sun-Yat-Sen's wife stayed behind after Mao took power in Beijing in 1949.
If you don't understand that, you don't understand anything about the Chinese.
If she, the protagonist, says she's on a peace mission, then she's on a peace mission, not on a "so-called peace mission".
😂我给大家解答一下吧，我们是继承制度，一个政权毁灭另一个政权之后，就会继承之前的所有文化，法律，文字，所有的所有，都会继承，对我们人民再说，我们没有任何感觉，而台湾的主体是中华民国，也就是我们的前政权，只要他们不更改中华民国这个主体，他们就是自己人，这就是1949年至今他们不更改的原因，在我们眼里他们是前政权，但是如果他们更改了，那就是别的国家了，那发生战争就很正常了，毕竟他们已经不是自己人了😅西方国家没有继承制度，所以无法理解
Cleopatra visit Rome , she’s smart
Western WT(wh!+e-tr@$h) stay out of China's internal affairs!
The KMT loves China so much that they,d do everything to go back. What they dont realize is that the KMT will cease to exist once they return. Would they be happy with that?
In China, everyone can see that the emperor has no clothes, yet no one dares to speak the truth until someone finally breaks the silence.
Taiwan is Taiwan❤
国民党的全称是中国国民党
Taiwan Current leader like War but opposition leader Don't like war that's the difference.
Taiwan is a part of China."If China seeks to seize Taiwan through military force, not only the United States but even the whole of Europe combined will be unable to prevent it. Consequently, Taiwan would be devastated and would turn into a new battlefield for Europe and America.
Therefore, this issue needs to be resolved quickly through dialogue. No third party should be allowed to interfere in this matter."😢
You could not find a dumber person to interview.
❤well done KMT
The title is so ugly.
She knows very well that she’s nothing more than a puppet, controlled and manipulated by Beijing’s authoritarian regime. Real peace comes from strength, not appeasement.
Welcome to the new world order! 😂
DW can only find somebody who does not even live in Taiwan to comment on issues regarding Taiwan?
Taiwan is part of china
ONE CHINA! ❤️🇨🇳❤️🔥🐉🪭🐦🔥🏮🧧🗿🦾
It will be a reverse Berlin Wall. Peaceful reunification under mainland China
She is meeting president xi in bejing .it's scheduled
台灣民眾黨和國民黨結盟對抗台獨民進黨；DW 為何總是找親民進黨的通訊員 ?
台獨政黨的總統在ROC(台灣)是少數總統；台獨政黨在ROC(台灣)國會是少數黨；絕大多數的台灣人民反對戰爭；依據ROC憲法，台灣人就是中國人；台灣人比烏克蘭人理智太多了，不會讓小丑總統獲得百分之90以上的支持 !!
一個分離主義政黨，黨綱裡明確訂定有 "追求台灣獨立" 黨綱，但，取得政權前後有18年了，竟不敢宣布 "獨立"、不敢制定新憲法、不敢使用新國名；德國人、或是西方人見過這樣用 "獨立" 騙取選票的分離主義政黨嗎 ?
反台獨、要和平，這才是台灣人真正的聲音。
Taiwan finally woke up from the delusion that Americans would fight and die for that tiny island with no oil.
Wunderbar Lady. I love her. Cuz she is a Peace Maker.
Strange tremors with perfect regularity have been recorded in Taiwan — they don't look like an earthquake. Scientists are panicking, thinking it's a new tectonic weapon of China. They call an elderly professor. He looks at the news about the Kuomintang chairman's visit to Beijing and says:
"Calm down, it's not seismicity. Chiang Kai-shek has revved up the power in his mausoleum so much that his coffin can now be used as a turbine. If Cheng Li-wun also raises a toast to the Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan will receive completely free electricity for the next hundred years."
There is no peace in this mission. What they want is the complete buyout by politians like Hong Kong.
中国人民必须团结起来。不要让敌人分裂我们的家庭。
Good for Taiwan, improve the relationship with China. America has brought nothing but ruin to the world.
As long as evil remains high within the human nature there will never be peace
一切取決於習近平的胸襟和政治智慧，希望中共能給台灣人一點和平統一的期盼，因為中共很可能在壓力下會把黎智英讓川普帶回美國，如果中國共產黨拋出一個驚人的動作把黎智英讓鄭麗文帶回台灣，這樣才能告訴台灣一國兩制還是可能的！
If Taiwan reunification with the motherland mainland China as one China. Imagine how much stronger China will be?
Not just defense, everything. Technology, education, manufacturing and wealth.
That is why many western countries and many others do not want to see China and Taiwan reunification.
I have been thinking about Taiwan since the Iran war has started illegally by terrorists.
If United Snakes cannot protect E-sreali against Iran an illegal war they have started together attacking Iran. 2 countries together still cannot win this war against Iran. Beside, E-sreali is a country with very strong military and defend. Believe much stronger than Taiwan.
Do you believe united snake is able to protect or defend Taiwan if Taiwan go to war with China? And obviously China military capability is much stronger than Iran.
Taiwanese should sit down and think about it carefully.
Unless Taiwanese people fear for their freedom of religion, no economic ideology is worth dying for.
Reunification in our lifetime. Cheers
可以确认德国之声是最反华的欧洲媒体😂
That's how intelligent people discuss and resolve their issues not like US,UK and Israel. The best option for Taiwan is to reunification with China. This way they will become safer. You trust USA or the West you are doomed.