Taipei Times
Date: Sep 28, 2016
By: Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA

Exiled Chinese democracy activist Wang Dan (王丹) on Monday slammed former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), saying his post-presidency “pleasure trips” showed a “lack of vision” for a former head of state.

In an interview on Sunday, Ma said since the Presidential Office in July turned down his application to travel to Hong Kong to give a speech, he was “forced to take pleasure trips domestically” to “compensate for the loss of Chinese tourists by boosting domestic consumption.”

Wang posted on Facebook that former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter continued to be active in important causes after leaving office, establishing charitable foundations to engage in efforts to combat AIDS or advance human rights worldwide.

Compared with Carter and Clinton, Ma’s travels and spending raise the question of whether Ma “possesses the vision befitting a former president,” Wang said.     [FULL  STORY]