Taiwan News
Date: 2017/07/06
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) returned home from the Taipei-Shanghai Forum last week
Zhou Hongxu, the Chinese citizen indicted for spying in Taiwan (photo from his Facebook page).
with apparently positive news. Not only did he meet with his counterpart from China’s largest city, but he also succeeded in meeting an official from the central government, Taiwan Affairs Office (國台辦) chief Zhang Zhijun (張志軍).
The encounter between a communist government member and a Taiwanese mayor seen as part of the “green” pro-independence camp at first might give the impression that détente is afoot between the two sides.
After President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and her Democratic Progressive Party administration took office in May last year, China deliberately set out to end contacts with her government, even though she stuck to her promise to maintain the status quo in cross-straits relations.
In Shanghai, Ko described Taiwan and China as a family looking for a community of common destiny, with quarrels similar to those between a married couple. [FULL STORY]
