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Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun on cross-strait peace, meeting Xi and managing US ties

South China Morning Post · · 325 words · By Lawrence Chung
Cross-Strait Relations 1992 Consensus Taiwanese Political Parties (KMT vs DPP)
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The eight years of [former Taiwanese leader] Ma Ying-jeou’s administration were successful precisely because of his acceptance of the 1992 consensus.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and CGTN, confirm that Ma Ying-jeou emphasized and recognized the 1992 Consensus as the basis for cross-strait dialogue during his administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012. The election was held concurrently with legislative elections. It was the fifth direct election for the President of the Republic of Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Taiwanese_presidential_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 November 2015, Ma Ying-jeou, Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) and President of the Republic of China (Taiwan; ROC), and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_meeting_of_Ma_Ying-jeou_a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九; pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; Ma-ING-gee-oh; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou
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“During that period, cross-strait relations were characterised by very friendly exchanges and were entirely free of major issues.”
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The claim is corroborated by a web search result citing Cheng Li-wun and another source discussing the 'stabilization and institutionalization' of relations through conciliatory policies during the Ma administration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ma Ying-jeou meeting with Mainland top leader Xi Jinping in November 2015, in their respective capacity as the leader of Taiwan and mainland China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou
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web search NEUTRAL — During that period, cross-strait relations were characterised by very friendly exchanges and were entirely free of major issues. At that time, we enjoyed significant space for international participat…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3353052/tai…
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web search NEUTRAL — First, the Ma Ying-jeou administration's conciliatory policies toward China promoted the stabilization and institutionalization of Cross-Strait relations through the manipulation of the definition of …
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320012901_Cross-Str…
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“At that time, we enjoyed significant space for international participation and did not face the constant predicament of diplomatic breaks.”
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The specific claim about 'significant space for international participation' appears in one web search result (Cheng Li-wun), but the other provided search results for 'Taiwan' are general geographic/demographic facts and do not provide evidence for or against this specific diplomatic claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isl…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Taiwan is an island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Taiwan
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Taiwan. Explore Taiwan facts, culture, history & comprehensive country profile with maps, statistics & research resources for students & travelers.
https://www.countryreports.org/country/Taiwan.htm
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“His eight years in office [2008-16] stand as proof of this point.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Ma Ying-jeou served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2016.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 10 April 2024, Ma Ying-jeou, the former president of the Republic of China (Taiwan; ROC), and Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and president of the People's Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_meeting_of_Ma_Ying-jeou_a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九; pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; Ma-ING-gee-oh; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The presidency of Ma Ying-jeou began on 20 May 2008, when Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as 11th president of the Republic of China and the sixth president of the republic since it became established on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Ma_Ying-jeou
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“the nearly 10 years that followed have seen cross-strait relations rapidly deteriorate”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about a TV show called 'Cross' and general biographical info on Ma Ying-jeou. There is no evidence in the provided set describing the deterioration of relations in the 10 years following his term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 November 2015, Ma Ying-jeou, Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) and President of the Republic of China (Taiwan; ROC), and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_meeting_of_Ma_Ying-jeou_a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: 馬英九; pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; Ma-ING-gee-oh; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The presidency of Ma Ying-jeou began on 20 May 2008, when Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as 11th president of the Republic of China and the sixth president of the republic since it became established on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Ma_Ying-jeou
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“if a government – like the DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] since taking power – blindly follows the “two-state theory”, pursues de-Sinicisation and refuses to recognise the 1992 consensus”
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While Wikipedia confirms the DPP is the ruling party in Taiwan, the provided evidence does not contain information regarding the DPP's specific stance on the 1992 consensus or 'two-state theory'. Several results are irrelevant, referring to the US Democratic Party.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) is a centre-left political party in Taiwan. It was formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who served as its first chairman. The party considers itself as a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_People's_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The incumbent chairman is Lai Ching-te, elected in January 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Democratic_Pro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party
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