Hopes of Ma-Xi meeting apparently dashed (2014/02/14)

When Taiwan sent its top cross-strait policy planner to meet his counterpart in China, there was hope for a meeting between the two sides’ presidents later this year. On Friday evening, when Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi returned to Taiwan, he put that idea to rest. Wang said Beijing believes APEC is an inappropriate setting, and it didn’t name a location that it would accept. 

Twice Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi, of Taiwan, and Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Zhang Zhijun, of China, met at the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai. For the first time, these two government officials discussed a potential meeting between the presidents of Taiwan and China.

Wang Yu-chi
MAC Minister
We mentioned this issue during casual conversation. Each of us expressed our positions.

Before leaving for China, Wang mentioned that the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing would be an appropriate setting for Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet.

Liao Cheng-ching
KMT Legislator
This year’s APEC Beijing summit offers the best chance for a Ma-Xi meeting because politics isn’t a part of APEC. It’s open to participation from economic leaders.

The DPP isn’t opposed to such a meeting, but Legislator Tsai Huang-liang named four conditions, at least one of which China would certainly oppose.

Tsai Huang-liang
DPP Legislator
The only way that President Ma can get the support of the Taiwanese people is if he upholds four principles: use of the title of the president of the Republic of China, along with equality, respect, and choosing an appropriate location.

The KMT is eager for the Ma-Xi meeting to take place. But upon returning to Taiwan, Wang threw cold water on the proposal. This evening he finally revealed that Zhang said China is opposed to a meeting taking place at APEC. Zhang did not offer any other options.

王張馬習會

陸委會主委王郁琦昨天證實,他跟中國國台辦主任張志軍閒聊時,確實有談到「馬習會」,藍綠立委今天各自表態。

陸委會主委王郁琦,國台辦主任張志軍在上海和平飯店,兩度會談,首次觸及馬習會。

[[陸委會主委 王郁琦]]
“在閒聊的過程之中,兩個人是有聊到這個問題,那雙方就各自表達既有的立場”

王郁琦此行出發前,曾表達會堅持APEC會議是兩岸領導人適合見面的場合。

[[國民黨立委 廖正井]]
“"馬習會"在今年北京APEC會議最好,因為APEC會議不談到政治,完全以經濟的領袖人物來參與”

民進黨不反對會面,但是立委蔡煌瑯強調四個原則。

[[民進黨立委 蔡煌瑯]]
“馬總統應該用中華民國總統的身分,對等、尊嚴,跟適當的地點四個原則情況之下,才能得到台灣人民的支持”

不過王郁琦在晚間的返台記者會進一步表示,張志軍在他表達台灣盼在APEC舉行馬習會的立場時表示,中國認為「不合適」,而且沒有提出任何替代方案,因此在APEC舉行馬習會的可能性已經不高了。

 


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