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Ma-Tsai meeting to focus on power transfer, diplomatic issues

People's Daily Online

2016/03/27 14:47:57

Taipei, March 27 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and President-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) will discuss the transfer of power and cross-Taiwan Strait and diplomatic issues when they meet this coming week, according to officials handling the transition.

Presidential Office Secretary-General Tseng Yung-chuan (曾永權) and Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), secretary-general of Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party, may meet on Monday or Tuesday to finalize the date and venue of the meeting, according to a Presidential Office source.

The meeting is likely to take place at the Presidential Office or the Taipei Guest House (台北賓館), but no final decision has been made, according to the source.

The president has said he is looking forward to the meeting, which will give him the chance to discuss the transfer of power and public policies with Tsai and ensure a smooth transition to the next administration, which takes office on May 20, the source said.

According to the Presidential Office, the outgoing president hopes to meet Tsai at the Presidential Office to exchange views on cross-strait and diplomatic issues, particularly after China resumed ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia on March 17.

China's move to establish ties was seen as a signal from Beijing that it was ending an unofficial diplomatic truce between China and Taiwan following Tsai's election victory in January.

According to the DPP, Tsai is expected to talk with Ma about the next phase in the transition of power.

The transition teams from the DPP and the Presidential Office have completed the transfer of information about various government agencies' operations to the DPP transition team, according to team members.

The information included summaries of the Executive Yuan and its ministries and agencies that covered their administrative operations, organizational structure, personnel quotas, budgets, progress on various projects, and major policy blueprints.

The next phase will involve the transfer of presidential power in the national defense and diplomatic realms, according to the team members.

(By Hsieh Chia-chen and Evelyn Kao)
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