From Bloomberg:
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou vowed to prioritize economic ties with China even as he stressed the mainland must remove short-range missiles before any peace agreement can move forward.
“There are so many financial and economic issues that haven’t been properly addressed between the two sides,” Ma said in a briefing in Taipei with foreign media to commemorate his one-year anniversary since taking office. “We should deal with those issues first because they are so closely and directly related to the well-being of our people.”
Ma’s first year in power has been marked by improving relations with the mainland after he abandoned his predecessor’s pro-independence stance. His willingness to negotiate with China has also angered the island’s opposition, which held street protests involving tens of thousands of people objecting to his policies on May 17.
