Former President Ma Ying-jeou led colleagues and students of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation to visit Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (see picture) this morning, and then went to the "Museum of Modern Chinese History" (former Nanjing Presidential Palace) in the afternoon.

(Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)

[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] The word "President" can't be said!

Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the "Museum of Modern Chinese History" (the former Nanjing Presidential Palace) this afternoon. When he saw the national flag of the Republic of China and the portrait of Sun Wen hanging on the wall of the living room, he told the media present on the spot, "I take this opportunity to Let me introduce to my mainland friends, Mr. Sun Yat-sen is 98 years older than me, and became the interim president of the Republic of China in 1912, and I also became this... er... (the difference) 96 years in 2008"; experts criticize, The Beijing authorities allowed Ma Ying-jeou to visit this "site" to announce to all walks of life that the history of the demise of the Republic of China is here, and what they did was to endorse the CCP's view of history.

"It's really ridiculous!" Wang Zhisheng, secretary-general of the China Asia-Pacific Elite Exchange Association, pointed out in an interview today that the itinerary arranged by the Beijing authorities would have hidden a lot of united front, dwarfing, eating tofu, etc. For example, they can only be called "Mr. Ma" instead of Called "President Ma".

Visiting the "Museum of Modern Chinese History Sites" which was originally the Nanjing Presidential Palace, you should notice that this place displays the historical relics of the Republic of China from 1912 to 1949. Beijing asked Ma Ying-jeou to visit this site to announce that all walks of life have perished The history of the Republic of China is here.

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Wang Zhisheng analyzed that Ma Ying-jeou went to the museum to visit these things, in fact, to a certain extent, he echoed the historical view recognized by Beijing, that is, the Republic of China had ended after 1949. The Republic of China is a sovereign and independent country, and it "wouldn't do it if it didn't." What it did today is tantamount to endorsing the CCP's view of history.

Wang Zhisheng also said that the specification of Ma Ying-jeou's itinerary is "very obviously dwarfed." In 2005, Vice President Lien Chan went to China for the first time after leaving office. Upon arrival, Chen Yuanfeng, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, was picked up at the airport. There was no red carpet at the scene, and there was no special car to be turned into a minibus.

He pointed out that Ma Ying-jeou's office has to argue with the Chinese side in order to take into account the dignity, at least to maintain the most basic dignity in accordance with the specifications of Vice President Lien Chan's visit to China after leaving office.

At present, it seems that Ma Ying-jeou has no insistence on this matter. Everything is arranged by Beijing, and he accepts it with aggrievedness. In the end, a former president "spitting on his own face" prefers to get over the humiliation.