Ma Ying-jeou says the move is ‘unsuitable.’ The group also plans to nominate Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The News Lens
Date: 2016/08/26
By: ZiQing Low
Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) this morning turned down a suggestion by his
former national policy advisors that he be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, saying the move was “unsuitable.”
The move to nominate Ma was announced at a press conference held by a group of his former national policy advisors today. Former legislator Liu Shen-liang (劉盛良) and former Examination Yuan secretary general Lin Shui-chi (林水吉) were part of the group, which reportedly also plans to nominate Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). If they proceed as planned, the nominations will be submitted by the end of October.
Lin said the move to nominate Ma was intended to promote peace. The group is looking for members of parliament and city councils, as well as university professors, to back the nomination, the pro-Beijing China Times reported. [FULL STORY]