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

We believe if the mainland really values how the Taiwanese people feel, and if it wishes to improve mutual political trust between both sides, it will grant Taiwan representative office personnel the right to visit (inmates) for humanitarian reasons.

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

We have no problem addressing them (PRC officials) by their official titles, although they still have reservations about extending the same courtesy to our (ROC) ministerial-level officials. This is not a personal issue. If there is a formal meeting, I am representing Taiwan.