Ma Ying-jeou gave a speech at Soochow University. (Pictures taken from Taiwan media)
China Taiwan Network March 20th After former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou stepped down, he started working as a lecturer at , Taiwan Soochow University , in 2016. According to Taiwan's "Dongsen News Cloud", a mainland student asked him in class last week what he thought about the 31 measures announced by the mainland a few days ago. Ma Ying-jeou said that the Tsai administration should study these 31 measures carefully, "We must have a broad mind to have long-term development, and we must not have a small nose and eyes." The two sides of the Taiwan Strait should communicate more. He also took the example of a large number of NTU students who went to the United States to develop and then returned to Taiwan to contribute as an example, saying that Taiwan should not be worried about talent loss.
In response to the question, Ma Ying-jeou said that some of these 31 measures are the same as the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement that year. "The mainland does not require Taiwan to provide feedback now, but does it unilaterally." The Taiwan authorities should carefully study these 31 measures, which can expand exchanges between the two sides more deeply, so that they can grasp the important factors of cross-strait exchanges. He also emphasized, "I have always advocated that cross-strait exchanges and interactions should be expanded and deepened."
Ma Ying-jeou believes that the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement signed by the two sessions of the Taiwan Strait is a very important channel, but unfortunately it was not passed by the Taiwan legislature. He also expressed no concern about the mainland's 31 measures to bring about the outflow of talent in Taiwan. He mentioned that when he was in college, many NTU students went to the United States, but after they matured, they returned to Taiwan to contribute. For example, these talents who went to the United States brought money and technology back to Taiwan to develop.
In view of the current employment situation of Taiwanese higher education talents, Ma Ying-jeou gave an example. Some Taiwanese doctors cannot find a suitable job and sell fried chicken chops . "It is of course good to sell chicken chops, but they don't need all doctors, so if the mainland needs Taiwanese talents, they go." He believes that this not only solves the unemployment problem of Taiwanese doctors, but also strengthens exchanges with the mainland. Ma Ying-jeou said, "Taiwan should be open to bring prosperity, and lockdown will bring shrinkage." He urged the Tsai administration to have a broad mind to allow Taiwan to develop in the long run, and not to have a small nose and eyes.
29 departments including the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council issued and implemented the "Several Measures on Promoting Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Exchange and Cooperation" (hereinafter referred to as 31 Measures), including 31 measures to provide the same treatment as the mainland for Taiwanese people to study, start businesses, find employment, and live in mainland China.
A poll conducted by Taiwan's Vision Magazine recently showed that the so-called "natural independence" generations aged 18 to 29 on the island have changed their views on the mainland. In similar surveys 10 years ago, "natural independence" believed that the rate of unfriendly mainland China to Taiwan was as high as 50.8%, the highest among all age groups. However, 10 years later, the same view has dropped to 39.8%, becoming the lowest among all age groups. The proportion of friendly relations has also increased from 35.5% to 40.8%, becoming the highest among all age groups, and nearly 60% (59.6%) are willing to develop in the mainland. (China Taiwan Network Li Ning)
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