Ma Ying-jeou – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:13:29 +0900 en-US The Non-consensus Consensus of Taiwan’s Election https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/the-non-consensus-consensus-of-taiwans-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/the-non-consensus-consensus-of-taiwans-election/ Taiwan Opposition’s Bid for a Unity Ticket Collapses https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/taiwan-oppositions-bid-for-a-unity-ticket-collapses/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/taiwan-oppositions-bid-for-a-unity-ticket-collapses/ Nobody Enjoys Celebrating ‘Taiwan National Day’  https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/nobody-enjoys-celebrating-taiwan-national-day/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/nobody-enjoys-celebrating-taiwan-national-day/ Cross-Strait Issues Take Center Stage in Taiwan’s Presidential Race https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/cross-strait-issues-take-center-stage-in-taiwans-presidential-race/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/cross-strait-issues-take-center-stage-in-taiwans-presidential-race/ Cross-Strait Relations: Ma Ying-jeou’s Visit to China https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/cross-strait-relations-ma-ying-jeous-visit-to-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/cross-strait-relations-ma-ying-jeous-visit-to-china/ The Clock Has Run out on Ma Ying-jeou’s Cross-Strait Approach https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-clock-has-run-out-on-ma-ying-jeous-cross-strait-approach/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-clock-has-run-out-on-ma-ying-jeous-cross-strait-approach/ Ma Ying-jeou’s Trip to China Sparks Pushback – From Taiwanese and Chinese Alike https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/ma-ying-jeous-trip-to-china-sparks-pushback-from-taiwanese-and-chinese-alike/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/ma-ying-jeous-trip-to-china-sparks-pushback-from-taiwanese-and-chinese-alike/ Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Will Visit China https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/former-taiwan-president-ma-ying-jeou-will-visit-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/former-taiwan-president-ma-ying-jeou-will-visit-china/ What Does the 1992 Consensus Mean to Citizens in Taiwan? https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-does-the-1992-consensus-mean-to-citizens-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-does-the-1992-consensus-mean-to-citizens-in-taiwan/ The Great East Japan Earthquake and Japan-Taiwan Relations https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/the-great-east-japan-earthquake-and-japan-taiwan-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/the-great-east-japan-earthquake-and-japan-taiwan-relations/ Taiwan Calls for New Cross-Strait Relations After Xi’s Strong Speech https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/taiwan-calls-for-new-cross-strait-relations-after-xis-strong-speech/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/taiwan-calls-for-new-cross-strait-relations-after-xis-strong-speech/ Can a Taiwanese Be The Delegate of China’s 19th Party Congress? https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/can-a-taiwanese-be-the-delegate-of-chinas-19th-party-congress/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/can-a-taiwanese-be-the-delegate-of-chinas-19th-party-congress/ Does Taipei Still Hold Taiwan Is Part of the Republic of China? https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/does-taipei-still-hold-taiwan-is-part-of-the-republic-of-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/does-taipei-still-hold-taiwan-is-part-of-the-republic-of-china/ WHO Déjà Vu: Taiwan Not Invited to World Health Assembly https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/who-deja-vu-taiwan-not-invited-to-world-health-assembly/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/who-deja-vu-taiwan-not-invited-to-world-health-assembly/ Does Ma Ying-jeou Know Why He Is Unpopular in Taiwan? https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/does-ma-ying-jeou-know-why-he-is-unpopular-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/does-ma-ying-jeou-know-why-he-is-unpopular-in-taiwan/ Where Is India on the One China Policy? https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/where-is-india-on-the-one-china-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/where-is-india-on-the-one-china-policy/ Making Sense of Donald Trump's Early Asia Moves: Taiwan, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/making-sense-of-donald-trumps-early-asia-moves-taiwan-china-pakistan-and-the-philippines/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/making-sense-of-donald-trumps-early-asia-moves-taiwan-china-pakistan-and-the-philippines/ After the Call: Does Taiwan Have a Plan for the Trump Years? https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/after-the-call-does-taiwan-have-a-plan-for-the-trump-years/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/after-the-call-does-taiwan-have-a-plan-for-the-trump-years/ Taiwan's Former President Ma Has Overseas Travel Plans Scuttled https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/taiwans-former-president-ma-has-overseas-travel-plans-scuttled/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/taiwans-former-president-ma-has-overseas-travel-plans-scuttled/ The Evolution of Taiwanese Identity https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-evolution-of-taiwanese-identity/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-evolution-of-taiwanese-identity/ Ma Ying-jeou's Legendary (Trade) Millions https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/ma-ying-jeous-legendary-trade-millions/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/ma-ying-jeous-legendary-trade-millions/ What a Tsai Presidency Means for Cross-Strait Relations https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/what-a-tsai-presidency-means-for-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/what-a-tsai-presidency-means-for-cross-strait-relations/ Tsai Ing-wen’s Limited Options on Cross-Strait Relations https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/tsai-ing-wens-limited-options-on-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/tsai-ing-wens-limited-options-on-cross-strait-relations/ South China Sea Homework for Taiwan’s President-Elect https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/south-china-sea-homework-for-taiwans-president-elect/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/south-china-sea-homework-for-taiwans-president-elect/ Taiwan's Transition is a Strategic Opportunity for the United States https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/taiwans-transition-is-a-strategic-opportunity-for-the-united-states/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/taiwans-transition-is-a-strategic-opportunity-for-the-united-states/ Is the KMT Becoming a Fringe Party in Taiwan? 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https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-question-that-is-never-asked-what-do-the-taiwanese-want/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-question-that-is-never-asked-what-do-the-taiwanese-want/ Taiwan: Cross-Strait Relations and the 2016 Elections https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/taiwan-cross-strait-relations-and-the-2016-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/taiwan-cross-strait-relations-and-the-2016-elections/ KMT Chairman's Historic Visit to Mainland China https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kmt-chairmans-historic-visit-to-mainland-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/kmt-chairmans-historic-visit-to-mainland-china/ As Taiwan's Election Season Begins, Beijing Points to Red Lines https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/as-taiwans-election-season-begins-beijing-points-to-red-lines/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/as-taiwans-election-season-begins-beijing-points-to-red-lines/ The Rise of Civic Nationalism in Taiwan: A Conversation with J. Michael Cole https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/the-rise-of-civic-nationalism-in-taiwan-a-conversation-with-j-michael-cole/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/the-rise-of-civic-nationalism-in-taiwan-a-conversation-with-j-michael-cole/ Taiwan: Ma’s AIIB Dilemma https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwan-mas-aiib-dilemma/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwan-mas-aiib-dilemma/ Why 2016 Could Be a Nightmare for China https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/why-2016-could-be-a-nightmare-for-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/why-2016-could-be-a-nightmare-for-china/ After Heavy Losses, a Reset for Taiwan’s Ruling Party https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/after-heavy-losses-a-reset-for-taiwans-ruling-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/after-heavy-losses-a-reset-for-taiwans-ruling-party/ President Ma’s Honeymoon With Beijing Is Over: Implications for Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/president-mas-honeymoon-with-beijing-is-over-implications-for-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/president-mas-honeymoon-with-beijing-is-over-implications-for-taiwan/ The Fallout From Taiwan's 2014 Elections https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-fallout-from-taiwans-2014-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-fallout-from-taiwans-2014-elections/ KMT’s Drubbing and a Surgeon’s Victory: Not Just Cross-Strait Relations https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/kmts-drubbing-and-a-surgeons-victory-not-just-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/kmts-drubbing-and-a-surgeons-victory-not-just-cross-strait-relations/ How Hong Kong's Protests Swayed Taiwan's Elections https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/how-hong-kongs-protests-swayed-taiwans-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/how-hong-kongs-protests-swayed-taiwans-elections/ The Problem with Taiwan's Support for Hong Kong Protesters https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/the-problem-with-taiwans-support-for-hong-kong-protestors/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/the-problem-with-taiwans-support-for-hong-kong-protestors/ From Fujian, China's Xi Offers Economic Olive Branch to Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/from-fujian-chinas-xi-offers-economic-olive-branch-to-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/from-fujian-chinas-xi-offers-economic-olive-branch-to-taiwan/ Xi Jinping Turns the Screws on Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/xi-jinping-turns-the-screws-on-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/xi-jinping-turns-the-screws-on-taiwan/ Taiwan’s President: Mainland China Needs Democracy https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/taiwans-president-mainland-china-needs-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/taiwans-president-mainland-china-needs-democracy/ APEC Meeting Between Taiwan's Ma and China's Xi Is a No-Go https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/apec-meeting-between-taiwans-ma-and-chinas-xi-is-a-no-go/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/apec-meeting-between-taiwans-ma-and-chinas-xi-is-a-no-go/ The PRC and Taiwan’s International Space https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/the-prc-and-taiwans-international-space/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/the-prc-and-taiwans-international-space/ How Hong Kong's Protests Will Shape Taiwanese Politics https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/how-hong-kongs-protests-will-shape-taiwanese-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/how-hong-kongs-protests-will-shape-taiwanese-politics/ Taiwan: Leaks and Local Elections https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/taiwan-leaks-and-local-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/taiwan-leaks-and-local-elections/ China’s APEC Diplomacy https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinas-apec-diplomacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinas-apec-diplomacy/ Over-Dependence on China Will Doom Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/over-dependence-on-china-will-doom-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/over-dependence-on-china-will-doom-taiwan/ Beijing Rejects Taiwan’s ‘Greater One China’ Proposal https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/beijing-rejects-taiwans-greater-one-china-proposal/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/beijing-rejects-taiwans-greater-one-china-proposal/ Taiwan: An Emerging Asset for Chinese Expansion? 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