Ma Ying-jeou, the former chairman of the Kuomintang, went to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum to pay homage, laying flowers and bowing three times to the bronze statue of Sun Wen.

(Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)

[Central News Agency] Former President Ma Ying-jeou’s 12-day visit to China to pay respects to his ancestors was the first trip yesterday to visit the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing. During this period, he mentioned the founding of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the country, and made a public speech referring to the Republic of China. The official media CCTV did not report and cut all of them.

According to CCTV's audio-visual and written reports about Ma Ying-jeou's visit to China's mausoleum, Ma Ying-jeou led a delegation into the sacrificial hall on foot, and the master of ceremonies read out a sacrificial oration in praise of Sun Yat-sen's great achievements and noble character.

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The content of the sacrificial text quoted by the CCTV report includes: "People on both sides of the strait belong to the same China, descendants of Yan and Huang, rejuvenate the nation, create a future together, and pass on the legacy. Borderless."

However, it is mentioned in the sacrificial rite that the founding father "resisted the great powers and established the Republic of China", and CCTV's audio-visual and written reports did not mention it.

In addition, Ma Ying-jeou inscribed the 8-character "Peaceful Struggle, Rejuvenate China" in the pentacle of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and signed it with his name and the era of the AD and the Republic of China.

However, in the news photos and audio-visual images released by CCTV, only the inscription and his name were left, and the handwritten AD and the era of the Republic of China were cut off. Not immune.

Then he went to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to deliver a public speech, referring to "March 28, 112, the former President Ma Ying-jeou", and said that Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, "put an end to China's 4,000-year-old dictatorship and established the first democratic republic in Asia - the Republic of China ", "It has been 112 years since today", and "Father of the Republic of China passed away on March 12, 1925".

CCTV's audio-visual and written reports also omitted the title, and only quoted a passage in his public speech that did not mention the Republic of China and the Republic of China: "People on both sides of the Strait belong to the Chinese nation and are descendants of the Yellow Emperor. I sincerely hope that both sides of the Strait will work together to pursue peace and avoid war. , Committed to the revitalization of China, this is an unavoidable responsibility for Chinese people on both sides of the strait, and we must work hard to realize it.”

Later, Ma Ying-jeou accepted a joint interview and said that the two sides must pursue peace, otherwise there will be no future for both sides. CCTV’s text and audio-visual reports were also skipped, and he only mentioned that he hoped that Taiwan’s young people can learn more about Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s life and cross-strait relations. Friends from the mainland are very grateful. Enthusiasm, I will convey this kindness to the people of Taiwan when I go back.

As for the meeting with Jiangsu Provincial Party Secretary Xin Changxing last night, CCTV's official website did not show a single word.

Ma Ying-jeou and Nobunaga pointed out that he promoted cross-strait exchanges during his tenure as the "President of Taiwan" and created "the most peaceful and prosperous stage" in the past 70 years of cross-strait separation. Former chairman of the Kuomintang and "former leader of the Taiwan region".