Kao Cheng-shu on the Ma-Xi Meeting
Don’t Play Down the Meaning of a Handshake
Sociologist Kao Cheng-shu is optimistic that the Ma-Xi Meeting will open up new opportunities, should Taiwan have the foresight to take advantage of them.
Lin Chuo-shui on the Ma-Xi Meeting
‘One China Principle’ a Roadblock, Not a Bridge
Former DPP Legislator Lin Chuo-shui feels that President Ma Ying-jeou made things even more difficult for Taiwan during his meeting with PRC President Xi Jinping.
Wu Cheng on the Ma-Xi Meeting
Don’t Let Cross-strait Issues Hold Taiwan Hostage
Poet and activist Wu Cheng expresses his disappointment in the KMT’s administration and calls for caution in dealing with cross-strait issues.
Cloud Gate Dance Theater Founder Lin Hwai-min
Key Is Fundamentals, Not Competitiveness
His Cloud Gate Dance Theater has performed in China many times, but Lin Hwai-min feels that for Taiwan to thrive culturally and maintain its dignity, it must expand its vision and stay true to what makes it distinctive.
James Hsiao
The Ma-Xi Meeting Highlights the Jurisdiction of the Republic of China
James Hsiao, 23, is the chairman of the KMT Youth League and an ex officio member of the KMT Central Committee. A political science major at Tunghai University, he got involved in student politics in high school. Hsiao believes that the “one China" denotes the Republic of China.
Richard Bush on Ma-Xi Meeting
What the historic Ma-Xi meeting could mean for cross-Strait relations
Former American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Richard Bush analyzes the Ma-Xi meeting and reaction to it and looks at what may lie ahead for cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
The Ma-Xi Meeting
Political Theater or Meaningful Moment?
The presidents of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China met for the first time ever in Singapore on Nov. 7. Did it set a valuable precedent for cross-Taiwan Strait relations, or was it merely a blip in the radar that will soon give way to less harmonious times?
Tseng Po-yu
Ma-Xi Meeting Puts Unification-Independence Issue Center Stage
Tseng Po-yu, 24, is the youngest female candidate in Taiwan's upcoming general elections. One of the spokespersons for last year's Sunflower student movement Tseng is running for the Green Party-Social Democratic Party Alliance in New Taipei City. She feels that the Ma-Xi Meeting has put Taiwan at a disadvantage.
James Soong on the Ma-Xi Meeting
We need Institutionalized, Supra-Partisan Exchanges with China
People First Party (PFP) Chairman and presidential candidate James Soong has met with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Chinese President Xi Jinping on separate occasions. How does Soong assess the meeting in Singapore between Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and Xi?
Tsai Ing-wen on the Ma-Xi Meeting
Limiting the Choice of the Taiwanese
Today, after watching the Ma-Xi meeting on the television, I believe most Taiwanese are as disappointed as I am. President Ma left under the concern that this visit would be shrouded in secrecy. Now he is about to return with even greater controversy.
Yun-han Chu on the Ma-Xi meeting
Can the Next President Sustain the Cross-strait Breakthrough?
Yun-han Chu, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science of Academia Sinica, likens the Ma-Xi meeting to a pole vaulter’s pole, which the next president of Taiwan must take up to spring Taiwan towards assuming a strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region.