Ma is a senior member of Taiwan opposition party, Kuomintang, which favours close ties with China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
saying he hoped to bring about peace and improve relations through the interactions of young people.
Speaking to reporters at Taiwan’s main international airport at Taoyuan, Mr Ma, 73, said he was “very happy” to be going on a trip where he will talk to students and pay respects to the graves of his ancestors in China. Mr Ma is a senior member of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang , which favours close ties with China although it strongly denies being pro-Beijing.
China has rebuffed Ms Tsai’s repeated calls for talks, believing her to be a separatist. She says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.
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