In 2023, Mr. Ma Ying jeou wrote eight words of "peaceful struggle and rejuvenation of China" at Zhongshan Mausoleum in Nanjing. (Photographed by Yin Sainan, a reporter from Taiwan. com)
On March 25, Chen Binhua, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that Mr. Ma Yingjiu would lead Taiwanese youth to Guangdong, Shaanxi, Beijing and other places from April 1 to 11 to seek roots and exchange, participate in activities such as the "Tomb Sweeping Ceremony of Emperor Xuanyuan in 2024" and visit. This is also Ma Ying jeou's second visit to the mainland after a year.
Before and after the Tomb sweeping Day last year, Ma Yingjiu, 73, went to the mainland to seek roots and worship ancestors. During this period, he led 28 Taiwanese students to visit Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chongqing, Shanghai and other places, completing a 12 day exchange visit. Since then, the Ma Ying jeou Foundation has invited teachers and students from five mainland universities to visit Taiwan, so that young students from the mainland can have a deep understanding of Taiwan. Youth from both sides of the Taiwan Straits have enhanced mutual friendship in exchanges, leaving many moving memories.
This year, Ma Ying jeou visited the mainland again and will participate in the Qingming public memorial ceremony for the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, which also shows to the outside world that, The compatriots on both sides of the Straits are descendants of the Chinese people and share the same roots and beliefs, so they should "go home and have a look" 。 Public data shows that Ma Ying jeou participated in the ceremony of sacrificing the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor 6 times online during his eight years as the leader of Taiwan.
As early as half a month ago, the news of Ma Ying jeou's second visit to the mainland has aroused public concern on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. At the regular press conference held by the Taiwan Affairs Office on 13 this month, in response to media inquiries, Chen Binhua, the spokesman, once pointed out that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are a family, so naturally they need to move more and communicate more frequently.
"On the political basis of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing Taiwan independence, we welcome Taiwan's political parties, organizations and people from all walks of life to visit the mainland for exchanges, to jointly promote the peaceful development of cross Straits relations, maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, and benefit compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits."
In a concise sentence, the mainland's position was also reiterated: The peaceful development of cross-strait relations cannot be separated from the "1992 Consensus", which must be a sea god needle. Only by firmly opposing and containing the "Taiwan independence" split can compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits benefit and peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits be guaranteed 。
It is worth mentioning that among the members who visited the mainland with Ma Ying jeou this time, there are 20 students from the "Big Nine School". They will go to Sun Yat sen University and Peking University together with Mr. Ma. "Young people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits can communicate with each other and understand each other when they are young, and more contact will lead to more friendship on both sides of the Taiwan Straits." As Ma Ying jeou said, "The deeper the friendship between us, the lower the chance of conflict."
A person familiar with the situation on the island said that under the circumstances of escalating cross-strait tensions and the lack of dialogue channels for the Democratic Progressive Party, "Ma Ying jeou's second trip to land is more like a journey of peace and ice melting". however Whether it's a journey to find roots or a journey to melt ice, this journey is destined to have only one destination - leaf falling back to roots and reunion 。
The compatriots on both sides of the Straits are a family, sharing the same blood, culture, history and vision. As Chen Binhua said, being cautious at the end of the day and thinking about the source is an excellent traditional Chinese culture, which needs to be shared and promoted by compatriots on both sides of the Straits. Only by promoting cross Straits exchanges and cooperation in various fields, including youth exchanges, can cross Straits relations achieve peaceful development and compatriots on both sides work together to promote national rejuvenation. (By Wang Lufei)
