Ma Ying-jeou

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou's new diplomatic strategy of rapprochement with China is making waves from the Taiwan Strait to distant African shores...

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has promised a new White Paper on foreign aid one that would bring Taiwan’s foreign aid closer to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development standards...

But the next day the Dalai Lama spoke about a possible trip to Taiwan in 2009; when President Ma Ying-jeou promptly declared a visit ‘not appropriate’ both the opposition and members of his own party accused him of placating Beijing...

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s desire to put an end to ‘dollar diplomacy’ (AAC Vol 1 No 11) has been put to the test by his counterparts in Burkina Faso and Gambia...

Newish President Ma Ying-jeou's more conciliatory approach to Beijing signals a shift from past rivalries to a subtler approach in which Taipei emphasises its concern with transparency and political pluralism...

Francisco Ou became Taiwan's Foreign Minister on 20 May as the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party KMT) in opposition for eight years returned to executive power on the back of Ma Ying-jeou's promises of improved ties with China (AAC Vol 1 No 5)...

Ma Ying-jeou the candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party KMT) has kept quiet on foreign aid...

Ma Ying-jeou has long been favoured to win by pundits though his lead in polls has diminished in recent weeks...