According to comprehensive Taiwan media reports, former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will go to the mainland on 3 March to pay homage to his ancestors and lead young students to exchange with mainland students. Ma Ying-jeou is expected to visit Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing, Shanghai and other cities, and will be the first Taiwan leader to visit the mainland.
It is reported that Ma Yingjeou's "border management period" is until May 2021, 5, and Xiao Xucen, CEO of Ma Yingjeou Foundation, issued a statement on the 19th to disclose the above information.
Xiao Xucen pointed out that Ma Ying-jeou will lead young students to visit important historical sites such as the Xinhai Revolution and the Anti-Japanese War, and visit Wuhan University, Hunan University and Fudan University to exchange with mainland students. On the morning of the 20th, he will hold a press conference to explain the details of the relevant visit.
Ma Ying-jeou believes that cross-strait exchanges between young people have been interrupted for several years, and if we can take advantage of this visit to the mainland to lead young students to exchange with mainland students, it will also make the mainland people re-realize that "the most beautiful scenery between the two sides of the strait is people," especially between the younger generation, and should not be hostile or saber rattling.
This will be Ma Ying-jeou's first trip to the mainland after leaving office on May 2016, 5.
Some media reported that if Ma Ying-jeou's visit to the mainland comes true, it is hoped that a new page in the history of cross-strait relations will be written. Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network" said that this is also the first time in 74 years that a former leader of the Taiwan region has visited the mainland.
Regarding Ma Ying-jeou's going to the mainland, Tsai Ing-wen's office spokesman Lin Yuchan said on the 19th that according to relevant laws and regulations, although Ma Ying-jeou's "exit control period" has expired, if he wants to go to the mainland, he must still handle it in accordance with the "Regulations on Cross-Strait People's Relations" and should declare before going to the mainland and after returning to Taiwan. Lin also said that he has not yet received relevant information.
The Kuomintang said tonight that it believes it will be of positive help to cross-strait exchanges and understanding. Regarding Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming visit to the mainland, KMT spokesman Lin Jiaxing said that he respected Ma Ying-jeou's office plan and also expressed his blessings for Ma Ying-jeou's trip to the mainland.