President Ma has said in the past that cross-strait relations are not state-to-state relations, and his remarks on National Day carried the same mean… - Wang Yu-chi

It's not easy for (Minister of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China) Zhang to openly address me by my official title (Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China).

Today's meeting with (Macau) Chief Executive Chui was a positive step. Because Taiwan has very close ties with Macau, it can be a good model for relations between Taiwan and Hong Kong or across the Taiwan Strait.

I believe that both sides (Taiwan and Mainland China) will continue to be friendly while our (ROC) policies will remain firm.