WA state guest, Ma Ying-jeou was received by Xi Jinping in Beijing, almost. With the subtle difference that Ma has no longer been Taiwan's president since 2016 and China views the island republic as a breakaway province. But on Wednesday, China's state and party leader sent benevolent messages. “There is no irritation that cannot be solved, there is no problem that cannot be discussed, there is no force that can divide us,” Xi said in the Great Hall of the People, opposite him was the 74-year-old Ma .
Never before has a former or current Taiwanese president been received like this in Beijing. Memories were awakened of the historic meeting between the two in Singapore in 2015, the first between the presidents of both sides. That was towards the end of Ma's presidency.
#Taiwan39s #expresident #China