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Presidential Office denies King's remarks on cross-strait meeting

The China Post news staff--The National Security Council had never made any announcements regarding preparation toward signing a peace agreement with China, and the president has no plans to meet with the mainland Chinese leader, a presidential office spokesman announced yesterday, in response to previous remarks made by President Ma Ying-jeou's campaign officers.

King Pu-tsung, executive director of Ma's re-election campaign office, remarked on Sunday during his visit to the United States that Ma had not ruled out the possibility of visiting mainland China if re-elected during the next campaign. The statement was severely criticized by Tsai Ing-wen, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party's presidential candidate, as inappropriate to be released by anyone other than Ma himself.

Regarding further media reports which claimed that the government had been preparing for the signing of a peace agreement with mainland China, Presidential Office Spokesperson Fan Chiang Tai-chi (范姜泰基) refuted such as intentionally misleading reports, quoting the president as having noted that no plans for cross-strait visits have been made.

According to Fan Chiang, Ma believes that the time for the leaders of Taiwan and China to meet is yet to come. The Kuomintang's (KMT) principles in the cross-strait relations have not changed, and the government will continue promoting various exchanges with China as originally planned, Ma was said to have pointed out.

The president believes that currently many issues take priority over political negotiations in cross-strait relations, and there exists no agenda in such negotiations, Fan Chiang added.

Also, Ma had noted in a presidential office release that no matter what his destinations are while traveling, he would only be representing the Republic of China as its president.

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September 15, 2011 hwangjcy@

It appears that KMT dedicates mainly to the cross-strait relations while sovereignty and freedom of Taiwanese seldom mentioned. Many are talking to visit mainland China, their main destination!