Posted 4/10/2024, 8:04:24 AM
Xi and Ma Hold Historic Talks Affirming China-Taiwan Ties, Call for Peaceful Resolution of Differences
- Xi tells Ma in historic talks that no force can separate Taiwan and mainland China, emphasizes peaceful resolution of differences
- Meeting marks first time top mainland leader has received serving or former Taiwan president since split in 1949
- Xi says no problem cannot be resolved through talking; Ma calls potential war "unbearable"
- Comes amid heightened cross-strait tensions ahead of new Taiwan president taking office
- Talks reference 1992 consensus that there is one China, but allow for differing interpretations