Cross-strait relationship involves risk analysis: Ma

Ma said that since he took office in 2008, Taiwan has signed 16 agreements with China and economic ties across the strait have improved substantially. At the same time, Taiwan has maintained economic cooperation with other countries, he added.

Cross-strait relations are now at their warmest and steadiest in more than 60 years, he said during a meeting with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, one of the world's largest political risk consultancy firms.

As a result, the international community has been more willing to strengthen ties with Taiwan, Ma said, citing as an example the visa waiver agreements Taiwan now has with 126 countries and regions.

Such changes involved risk management, the president said. “Minimizing risk while maximizing opportunity” was the principle behind every policy carried out in that area, he added.

He said Taiwan has found a stable and peaceful role in its relations with the world's three largest economies — the United States, China and Japan.

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