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Protesters wearing masks of former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, perform, as Ma leaves for China outside of Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan City, Northern Taiwan, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Ex-Taiwanese President Ma visits China to help build social and cultural links

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In this photo released by the Ma Ying-jeou Office, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, center, stands at the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Ma departed for a tour of China on Monday, in what he called an attempt to reduce tensions a day after Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic partners to China. (Ma Ying-jeou Office via AP)

Former Taiwan leader begins mainland tour at historic tomb

By Han Guan Ng and Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Then Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Shangri-la Hotel on Nov. 7, 2015, in Singapore. Former Taiwan President Ma will visit China next week, in what a spokesman called an independent bid to ease tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland. Ma, who's a member of the opposition Nationalist Party (Kuomingtang), will lead a delegation of academics and students as well as his former presidential staffers from March 27 to April 7, his office said Sunday. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will visit China

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 28, 2008, file photo, Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at his home in Taipei, Taiwan. Local media are reporting that ex-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who oversaw the island’s transition to full democracy, has died. Lee was 97 and had largely dropped out of public life in his later years. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan dies

By JOHNSON LAI - Associated Press

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen greets supporters from the back of a truck as she parades through the streets of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen, 1st female president, rejects pro-China party

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings - Associated Press

Tsai Ing-wen is making her second attempt to be the first female president of Taiwan. (Associated Press)

Tsai Ing-wen victory in Taiwan elections would deal fresh rebuke to China

By Luke Hunt - Special to The Washington Times

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Shangri-la Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in Singapore. The two leaders shook hands at the start of a historic meeting, marking the first top level contact between the formerly bitter Cold War foes since they split amid civil war 66 years ago. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Presidents of China, Taiwan meet for 1st time, shake hands

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Opposition protesters shout slogans and hold placards opposing the planned meeting of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou with his China counterpart Xi Jinping in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

EDITORIAL: China, Taipei meeting has uncertain prospects

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Opposition protesters shout slogans and hold placards opposing the planned meeting of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou with his China counterpart Xi Jinping in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Ma Ying-jeou, Xi Jinping — Taiwan, Chinese presidents — to meet for first time since ‘49

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan president, pursues China peace

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Minamikojima (foreground), Kitakojima, (middle right) and Uotsuri (background) are tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File)

Inside China: Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s former president, says Senkaku islands belong to Japan

By Miles Yu

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Drifting toward crisis on Taiwan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Taiwan’s peace initiative a good deal for all

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A staff of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party walks past a poster of candidate list with empty data at the headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. In preliminary results, Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party lost eight city and county elections Saturday, a stronger than expected jolt for the president who has staked his reputation on stronger ties with old foe Beijing despite increasing contempt at home. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan’s pro-China ruling Nationalist Party dealt setback in local polls

By Ralph Jennings - Associated Press

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Inside China: China pushes Taiwan on ‘one country’ scheme

By Miles Yu

Dale Wen-Chieh Jieh, head of the department of policy planning within the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, meets with editors and reporters at The Washington Times. (Lloyd Villas/The Washington Times)

Taiwanese resist U.S. system to detect Chinese missiles, officials say

By Maggie Ybarra and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Despite trade concerns, Taiwan remains a linchpin in U.S. posturing on China

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (Associated Press)

SALMON: Taiwan’s blueprint for a diplomatic thaw in the Asia-Pacific

By Matt Salmon

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On Taiwan relations, ball in Xi’s court