Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to visit China next month, and attention will be focused on how the Chinese side will treat former Nationalist Party President Ma Ying-jeou before Democratic Progressive Party President Lai Ching-de takes office in May.
According to President Ma's office, he will visit China's Guangdong and Shaanxi provinces, as well as the capital Beijing, from the 1st to the 11th of next month.
Among these, in Shaanxi Province, President Ma Qian's belief that ``Taiwan and the mainland are both China'' is expressed by attending an event held every April at the tomb of the Yellow Emperor, who is said to be the founder of the Chinese nation. This is also reflected in the selection of destinations to visit.
Last spring, President Ma visited China for the first time as a former president of Taiwan, and was appointed as the secretary of Shanghai, a member of the leadership of the Communist Party, and the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, which is in charge of Taiwan policy in the Chinese government. I am meeting with high-ranking ministers.
This time, the destinations he will visit include the politically-charged Beijing, and his office has not ruled out the possibility of President Ma meeting with high-level Chinese officials.
Immediately after President Ma announced his plans to visit China, the Chinese government expressed its welcome through the state-run Xinhua News Agency, saying, ``We welcome Ma Ying-jeou's visit,'' avoiding using the title ``former president.'' .
Before Democratic Progressive Party President Lai Qingtoku takes office in May, all eyes are on how China will treat Kuomintang President Ma Ma.