Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 7 months ago
Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has begun his fourth visit to China since leaving office, leading a group of Taiwanese students to Fujian province. He said the trip is to promote cultural and industrial understanding. The group will take part in the Beijing-organized Straits Forum. At the airport, Ma faced protests from Taiwan independence supporters. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council expressed regret over Ma’s attendance at the forum, calling it inconsistent with his previous public stance.

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jou has set off on his fourth visit to China since leaving
00:05office in 2016, bringing with him a group of Taiwanese students to Fujian Province.
00:10Ma was heckled at the airport by supporters of Taiwan independence.
00:33Ma's eight years in office were marked by a warming of ties with China, but his critics
00:38accused him of being too friendly with Beijing's ruling Communist Party.
00:42The mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan's top government body dealing with China, questioned
00:46Ma's decision to attend the Straits Forum, organized by Chinese authorities at a time
00:51of heightened cross-trait tensions.
01:08Ma and the group will visit China for two weeks.
Comments

Recommended