The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation pointed out yesterday that Ma Ying-jeou will go to mainland China to worship his ancestors from March 27th to April 7th.

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The timing of the collision with President Tsai's visit to the US at the end of the month is sensitive

[Reporters Lin Liangsheng, Chen Yufu/Report from Taipei] Former President Ma Ying-jeou will lead a delegation to visit China.

The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation pointed out yesterday that Ma Ying-jeou will go to mainland China to worship ancestors from March 27 to April 7, and will lead young students to communicate with mainland students. This trip is expected to visit Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing, Shanghai and other cities ; The time coincided with President Tsai's visit to the United States at the end of the month, which aroused discussions between the government and the opposition.

Legislators call on Ma not to be a model for China to brag about a family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait

DPP legislator Liu Shifang said in an interview that although Ma Ying-jeou was born in Hong Kong, he wanted to go back to Hunan to worship his ancestors, hoping not to become a model for China to brag about the cross-strait family.

KMT spokesperson Lin Jiaxing said that he respects the planning of the former President Ma's office and also wishes for the former President Ma's visit to mainland China. He believes that it will be of positive help to cross-strait exchanges and understanding.

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The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation held a press conference this morning to explain the details.

Xiao Xucen, executive director of the foundation, pointed out yesterday that former President Ma will lead young students from the foundation’s “Dajiu School” to visit important historical sites such as the 1911 Revolution, and visit Wuhan University in Hubei, Hunan University, and Fudan University in Shanghai to communicate with students from mainland China.

During President Ma Ying-jeou's tenure, he held a "Ma-Xi Conference" with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping in Singapore on November 7, 2015.

Ma's visit to China this time is also the first time for the outgoing head of state of the Republic of China to set foot in China after the separation of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

After Ma Ying-jeou resigned as president, he applied to go to Hong Kong in June 2016, but was not approved by the Tsai government; Ma’s exit control expired on May 19, 2021, and no further application is required if he wants to go to China Approval only needs to be handled in accordance with the "Regulations on Relations Between People Across the Taiwan Strait" and other relevant regulations. However, before entering the mainland and after returning to Taiwan, you should submit the necessary supporting materials and report to the Presidential Office.

It is understood that Ma Ying-jeou considered the complicated situation of Taiwan-US-China relations during this period. The visit to the Bank of China will reduce the political nature and avoid disturbances. Second meeting".