Want China Times
Date: 2015-03-27
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

Taiwan should actively take part in the ongoing initiative to set up the Asian Infrastructure

Ma Ying-jeou. (Photo/Huang Shih-ci)

Investment Bank (AIIB), an international financial institution proposed by China, instead of staying on the sidelines, said Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou in an interview with Want Want China Times published on Friday.

Ma said he has asked former vice president Vincent Siew to discuss the possibility of Taiwan’s AIIB participation with Chinese president Xi Jinping when they meet on March 29. Siew arrived in Boao, Hainan, on Thursday for the annual forum which runs from March 26 to 29 as a representative of Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]