Ma Ying-jeou
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Taiwan: No quid pro quo for lifting US beef ban...imports of certain U.S. beef cuts. Ma Ying-jeou's statement Wednesday comes amid intense local opposition to his recent decision to end the six-year-old ban on bone-in beef, minced beef and offal. Some Taiwanese speculated that in... In this article: Taiwan, U.S., Offal, Ma Ying-jeou, and Taipei |
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Taipei Times | November 12, 2009
FILM REVIEW: Empire of the rising sun
The film has had considerable pre-release publicity, with a screening last week in Tainan attended by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and another earlier this week in Taipei for former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) and other political figures.
In this article: Taiwan, Noboru Ishiguro, Empire of the Rising Sun, Suicide, Ideology, World War II, Taipei Times, Yoichi Hatta, Facebook, and Japan
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Reuters | November 02, 2009
Taiwan president in plane fire alert
Taiwan president in plane fire alert Nov 2 - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's plane belches smoke fire during a domestic flight from Taipei to Taichung on Sunday (November 1). Click on any video below, from any channel, to add it to your...
In this article: Thomson Reuters, Taiwan, Small business, NYSE, Nasdaq, Taichung, and Taipei
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Taipei Times | 6 days ago
ANALYSIS: Foreign academics urge Ma to seek public consensus
Monday, Nov 16, 2009, Page 3 President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) must seek public consensus on the development of cross-strait ties as Taipei-Beijing relations spread into more political areas, some European experts on cross-strait affairs...
In this article: Taiwan, EU, China, Beijing, Taiwan, Democracy, and E mail
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president: Survey
...poll showed Friday. The telephone survey of 1,004 adults by the Global View monthly magazine found that only 38.6 percent trust President Ma Ying-jeou, who lags well behind Obama's 46.1 percent trust rate. While 35.4 percent trust...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taiwan, Hu Jintao, Democratic Progressive Party, US, China, and Taipei
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
When Taiwan-Japan relations run afoul, there's always Hatta Yoichi
...here are likely to grasp its political significance. Symbolism: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at the premiere of the Japanese film "Hatta Yoichi" in Tainan, Taiwan, on Nov. 4. KYODO PHOTO Purely as "anime" entertainment, the film...
In this article: Taiwan, Japan, Taipei, Tokyo, Tainan, Beijing, and Republic of China
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New Kerala | October 31, 2009
20,000 march in Taipei for gay rights
...tolerance of homosexuality. In 2003, when the current President Ma Ying-jeou was Taipei mayor, the Taipei City government began to subsidise the annual Gay Carnival, but the funding has dwindled over the years. Organiser of Saturday's march...
In this article: Taipei, Taiwan, Amnesty International, Japan, Malaysia, and China
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Taipei Times | October 28, 2009
KMT starts year-end election campaign
...CSC election, saying that he would kill himself if his registration was rejected President and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, Secretary-General Wu Den-yih and Fourth Vice Chairman John Chiang, right to left, sit on...
In this article: CSC, Allegation, Wang Jin-pyng, Suicide, and Chiu Yi
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MarketWatch | November 11, 2009
Taiwan faces tough choices in Chinese trade
...moment in its economic survival. As the island grapples with the global financial downturn, a new administration under President Ma Ying-jeou is pursuing unprecedented economic cooperation with its arch-rival, mainland China, a move...
In this article: Taiwan, China, Beijing, Taipei, Chen Shui-bian, United Nations, Dalai Lama, and Democratic Progressive Party
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Description from Wikipedia:
Ma Ying-jeou (; POJ: Má Eng-kiú; born July 13, 1950) (also formerly used Mark Ma as his English name though he no longer uses this name) is the incumbent President of the Republic of China. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2005 to 2007.
Ma was elected Mayor of Taipei in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. He was elected Chairman of the Kuomintang by party members on July 16, 2005. He announced his resignation on February 13, 2007 after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of misuse of mayoral funds during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei. Ma subsequently won the presidency in the ROC presidential election of 2008. He was sworn into office on 20 May 2008.
- Birth Date:
- July 13, 1950
- Birthplace:
- Hong Kong
- Spouse:
- Christine Chow Ma
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Politician
- Political party:
- KMT
- Vice President:
- Vincent Siew
- Title:
- Mayor of Taipei
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