Ma Ying-jeou

The resumption of talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) has been flaunted by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) as one of his major political achievements. With...

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...F-16s. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, despite a conciliatory stance toward Beijing, has appealed to the United States for weapons, saying the island must stay on guard in light of the mainland's sharp rise in military spending. Copyright...

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...sides of the Taiwan Strait. Lien, a former vice-president, was named by President Ma Ying-jeou as his proxy for the informal summit of the 21 APEC leaders in Singapore which kicked off with a lunch Saturday. Taiwan has been unable to send...

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...of mainland China will be met with economic retaliation. Since the inauguration of President Ma Ying-Jeou last year, the relationship between Taiwan and China has warmed. The two countries began unofficial negotiations last year, and...

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But where Wang sees opportunity, Anya Liu sees threats. The president's opening to China will usher in a flood of mainlanders who will take the best jobs, she says. China's "population is just too big and they're too capable," Liu...

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...to bring Taiwan under its rule, by force if necessary. But ties have warmed since China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou took office last year, brokering landmark trade deals. "It's all linked, improving relations with China, and then...

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...Shui-bian rejected the gift as propaganda to push for unification. After Ma Ying-jeou of the rival Nationalist Party was inaugurated in May last year, he accepted the offer. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This...

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