In a historic meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping last Saturday met Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou for talks and dinner. The encounter was the first between leaders of China and Taiwan since 1949. While the meeting was applauded by most global audiences, it triggered powerful emotions in Taiwan, where opposition party members see it as an attempt to interfere in elections to be held next year. That may well be an accurate characterization of Beijing’s intentions, but the people of Taiwan — plainly — can see through such machinations. Cross-strait conversations are to be encouraged, however, as long as Taiwan’s democracy is respected.
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