Ma Ying-jeou

...position and principles," they wrote in a study. A big test of military ties will come if Taiwan, whose China-friendly president, Ma Ying-jeou, has improved relations with Beijing, restates a long-standing request to buy U.S.-made F-16...

In this article: United States, China, Beijing, Mike Mullen, Taiwan, Pentagon, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Taipei, and Hong Kong

But following a decades-long freeze, trade relations across the Taiwan strait have thawed markedly since China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou took office last year. Taiwan expects to sign a much-anticipated financial services pact...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Fubon Financial Holding, and SoftBank

But Obama's tenure has coincided with a cooling of tensions between Beijing and Taipei thanks to the 2008 election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, who has sought better ties with China. But potential friction over U.S. arms sales...

In this article: China, Nicolas Sarkozy, Taiwan, United States, Brandy, Tax, Dalai Lama, Washington, and Beijing

...still face a range of political risks. Following is a summary of key Taiwan risks to watch: * CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS President Ma Ying-jeou's promotion of closer economic ties with China has boosted trade and reduced the risk of...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Beijing, Typhoon Morakot, Nationalists, Dalai Lama, and Democratic Progressive Party

HONG KONG - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, in his first interview after taking on the chairmanship of the ruling Nationalist Party (Kuomintang), again urged China to scrap missiles that stand along its coast, aimed at the island. The number...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Beijing, United States, Taiwan, Taipei, Climate change, and Kuomintang

...if a large portion of their assets were based in China. The regulations have been eased or scrapped since the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou took office last May, in a bid to boost the island's economy and improve trade ties with...

In this article: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Taiwan Stock Exchange, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Smoke poured from an aircraft carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou after a domestic flight, but the president was taken off the plane and no one was hurt, military officials said on Monday. Smoke began billowing from...

In this article: Taiwan, Taipei, Fokker 50, and Taichung

National Chung Hsing University students hold up signs supporting the Brother Elephants professional baseball team and President Ma Ying-jeou as Ma, who promised to create a better ­environment for the scandal-plagued national sport and...

In this article: National Chung Hsing University, Chinese Professional Baseball League, Taiwan, Taipei Times, Brother Elephants, China, Taichung, and South Korea

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou moved Thursday to ease a political storm over the government's decision to lift a ban on certain U.S. beef imports, saying adequate safeguards are in place to guard against mad cow...

In this article: Taiwan, United States, Offal, Cattle, Mad cow disease, and Taipei

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou urged China on Monday to scrap the growing number of missiles aimed at the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. Following are key facts about 59-year-old Ma, who took office in May 2008: * Ma...

In this article: Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, Taipei, China, Beijing, Democratic Progressive Party, and Harvard University Law School