Ma Ying-jeou calls for both sides of Taiwan Strait to work together and ‘avoid war’
- Ex-Taiwanese president makes the remarks at Sun Yat-sen’s former residence on second day of mainland tour
- He also visits headquarters of BYD Auto with Beijing official on Tuesday, following stops at DJI Technology and Tencent
Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou has called on the two sides of the strait to work together and “avoid war” on the second day of his mainland China tour.
Ma, a senior member of the Beijing-friendly opposition Kuomintang, made the remarks during a visit to the former residence of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of modern China, in the Guangdong city of Zhongshan on Tuesday.
Reflecting on Sun’s pursuit of a China with “freedom, unity, equal wealth”, Ma said people on both sides of the strait “belong to the Chinese nation”.
“Many of the founding propositions that Sun Yat-sen had in mind back then have now been realised in Taiwan and the mainland respectively,” he said. “This is crucial to the lives and well-being of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and future generations.”