Taipei Times
Date: Nov 07, 2017
By: Reuters, TAIPEI
Taiwan hopes to find a “natural way” to exchange views with Chinese President Xi
People First Party Chairman James Soong speaks at a news conference yesterday at the Executive Yuan in Taipei ahead of his trip to Vietnam as the nation’s envoy to the APEC summit. Photo: CNA
Jinping (習近平) at the APEC summit that is to start in Vietnam on Saturday, People First Party Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) said yesterday.
Speaking at a news conference at the Executive Yuan, Soong, who is to serve as envoy to the summit, said that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has privately and publicly said that Taiwan is willing to engage with China.
“We also need to say that both sides of the Taiwan Strait should have some constructive dialogue,” Soong said. “President Tsai has clearly told us to use a natural way with Xi Jinping at this APEC meeting to have the opportunity to exchange views.”
Soong has met Xi twice before and has visited China. [FULL STORY]