Flowery rhetoric dominates Taiwan-China exchange on cross-strait ties
02/24/2021 10:59 PM
New Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) head Chiu Tai-san
Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) The top offices responsible for cross- Taiwan Strait policy on both sides aired their grievances in uncharacteristically vivid and idiomatic terms this week, led by the new head of Taiwan s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
In his inaugural speech as director of the MAC, former Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) on Tuesday pledged to do his best to improve relations between Taiwan and China, saying the two sides should share the the blossoming of flowers in the warmth of spring.
However, when asked after the speech about the controversy over an informal cross-strait agreement known as the 1992 consensus, Chiu said China has tried to reinterpret the consensus in ways that are not acceptable to the Taiwanese public, but he did not elaborate.
The obstacles and crux of not allowing the mainland s COVID-19 vaccines into Taiwan lie not in the Chinese mainland, said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.