Ma Ying-jeou believes Taipei’s government needs to rebuild bridges with China and that the best way to resolve a conflict is negotiation, not force
Former Taiwan ese president Ma Ying-jeou speaks to The Globe and Mail at his office in Taipei, Taiwan , on Nov. 8. A major trade agreement Mr. Ma’s government signed with Beijing in 2013 sparked a protest movement in Taiwan and was never ratified by legislators in Taipei.
“You have to extend your hand, shake hands and try to convince them that it’s not good for them to use force against Taiwan,” he said of China. “This is my strategy.” Remarks Mr. Trump made during the 2024 U.S. election campaign have raised doubts about the president-elect’s commitment to protecting and defending Taiwan. In July, Mr. TrumpBloomberg he “wouldn’t feel too secure if I was ” and suggested the island should pay the United States protection money for its defence.
He said he believes it’s unlikely the United States would “intervene in case of the outbreak of war in this part of the world.” Later, Mr. Ma added that Washington “would not, in my view, send troops to support Taiwan in any conflict with the mainland.” He said the best way to resolve a conflict is negotiation, not force.Taiwan, Mr. Ma said China is very powerful today. He referenced Vietnam, where U.S troops once fought. “You have to understand: Mainland China is not Vietnam,” he said.
The former president said this kind of talk by Mr. Lai reflects a “two-state theory that mainland China and Taiwan are two independent states, and they have to remain that way.” Mr. Ma said this is “very, very dangerous.” Mr. Ma said he doesn’t believe China wants conflict. “I don’t think that Xi Jinping is very interested in using force against Taiwan, so we have to use that as a point of departure: gradually advise them to engage in peaceful negotiation with us.”
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