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No such thing as ‘Chinese people’

Lee Hsiao-feng 李筱峰

If democratic Taiwan and authoritarian China were united, Taiwan’s democracy would disappear, which would make it more difficult for authoritarian China to become a democratic nation. In other words, the meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) hurt Taiwan and was of no benefit to China.

Commander-in-chief fails nation

Taipei Times Editorial

Much criticism has been leveled against President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) over how he failed Taiwanese by endorsing Beijing’s “one China” policy at the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) without the public’s consent. Regrettably, the transcript released on Monday by the Mainland Affairs Council of Ma and Xi’s closed-door meeting shows that Ma also failed as the commander-in-chief of the nation’s military.

Ma sows the seeds of chaos

Taipei Times Editorial

While many have condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) — whose presidential candidate, Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), is considered a shoo-in in the presidential election in January — for a lack of action against what it calls President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) undemocratic decision to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), Tsai is certainly right that Ma has foisted a political framework upon democratic Taiwan and its people.

MA-XI MEETING: Tsai slams Ma over missile remarks

Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Ting-fei, center, yesterday indicates positions on a map during a press conference held in Taipei to challenge Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assertion that Chinese missiles are not pointed at Taiwan.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday panned President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) over a statement he made during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) that China should remove missiles aimed at Taiwan to appease criticism from the opposition.

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