Former President Ma Ying-jeou will leave for China this afternoon to visit graves and visits. Before the trip, it was reported that the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China had informed the Taiwan media twice that they could not be called "President Ma" or "Chairman Ma" publicly at that time, but should be called "Mr. Ma" to avoid The Chinese media at the scene were embarrassed.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] Former President Ma Ying-jeou will lead a delegation to visit China this afternoon (27th).

According to reports, the Information Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council told the Taiwanese media for the second time that when interviewing and asking questions, they should not say "President Ma" or "Chairman Ma" but must address them as "Mr. president".

People familiar with the matter said that regarding Ma Ying-jeou's itinerary, the Information Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has emphasized twice, telling Taiwanese reporters in China that when Ma Ying-jeou comes, the Taiwan media should address "Mr. Chairman” to avoid the embarrassment of the Chinese media at the scene, and it is difficult to deal with it after the radio.

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It is pointed out that on March 26, when the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council hosted a banquet for Taiwanese journalists, it notified again that they could be called "Chairman" in public, but not "President".

The Information Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council told Taiwan reporters twice that this time when Ma Ying-jeou came, the Taiwanese media should address him as "Mr. Ma" and not "President Ma" or "Chairman Ma" to avoid embarrassment for the Chinese media at the scene.

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