Taiwan’s Ma urges China to redress Tiananmen wrongs
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou described the Tiananmen crackdown as “an enormous historical wound”, urging China to redress the wrongs of the crushed pro-democracy protests 25 years ago.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday described the Tiananmen crackdown as “an enormous historical wound”, urging China to redress the wrongs of the crushed pro-democracy protests 25 years ago.
Ma made the call in his annual statement marking the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown but was not scheduled to make an appearance at a candle-lit vigil in Taipei later on Wednesday, his office said.
“Facing such an enormous historical wound, I sincerely hope that the mainland authorities will seriously consider and speedily redress the wrongs to ensure that such a tragedy will never happen again,” the leader said in his yearly statement.
Ma reiterated calls on Beijing to treat its dissidents well and to tolerate different opinions.
I sincerely hope that the mainland authorities will seriously consider and speedily redress the wrongs
He also urged Beijing to continue carrying out political reforms such as abolishing the forced labour camps last year and to make more efforts to promote democracy and human rights protection.