Ma Ying-jeou met with Siu Wanchang and asked him to convey Taiwan's determination to join the TPP

The APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in the Philippines next week, and Xiao Wanchang, honorary chairman of the Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation, will represent Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou, and Ma Ying-jeou said when receiving Xiao Wanchang on the 11th that he hoped Xiao Wanchang would fully express Taiwan's determination to join the TPP and the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement RCEP.

Taiwan's APEC leader representative, Hsiao Wanchang, will take a flight to Manila, Philippines, next Monday to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting, where Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou received Siu Wan-jeou and members of the delegation on the 11th and gave instructions.

Taiwan Leader Ma Ying-jeou: "I very much hope that Former Vice President Hsiao and the members of our delegation will take this opportunity to once again convey Taiwan's determination to join the TPP and RCEP, and actively consult with relevant countries." ”

This is already the seventh time that Xiao Wanchang has participated in the APEC-related meeting, and the outside world is concerned about the possibility of Meeting between Xiao Wanchang and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Xiao Wanchang said that the MAC is still negotiating and discussing the topic, and Xiao Wanchang also made an explanation.

APEC Taiwan representative Xiao Wanchang: "If there is a meeting, what do we want to talk about?" What we mainly want to talk about is that in view of the topics discussed at this APEC meeting, the topics that are relatively close to our cross-strait relations here will not be raised by me, and I will not raise any other issues, and it is impossible for us to talk about them more in time. ”

In response to the Long-term Initiative of the Mainland's FTAAP, Siu Wanchang stressed that taiwan can participate in research and planning work, and as for the controversial South China Sea issue, Xiao Wanchang believes that there is little opportunity for discussion.

Xiao Wanchang: "APEC will not discuss this, and neither will the members of APEC, unwilling to use such a big occasion, when the leaders of 21 countries are together, to create some controversial issues and destroy the whole atmosphere." ”

This time APEC, Taiwan's "Minister of Economy" Deng Zhenzhong will also attend the meeting, Deng Zhenzhong said that if there is an opportunity to meet with the representatives of the mainland side, he will express the hope that the cross-strait cargo trade agreement can be carried out in accordance with the original plan and make major progress.

Phoenix TV Yan Jialu Cai Rongren Taipei reports