Former President Ma Ying-jeou will leave for China on the 27th to pay respects to his ancestors and lead 30 students to China for academic exchanges, becoming the first resigned head of the Republic of China to set foot on the mainland since the cross-strait partition 74 years ago. This move also aroused the attention of the blue and green parties. In this regard, former legislator Guo Zhengliang said on the 26th, “If the Kuomintang is elected in 2024, then Ma Ying-jeou will be elected as the chairman of the Kuomintang next year,” sparking discussions.
Ma Ying-jeou will go to the mainland to worship his ancestors from March 27 to April 7. According to the itinerary plan announced by the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, Ma Ying-jeou will take a flight from Taoyuan to Shanghai on the 27th, and is expected to deliver a short talk before leading the delegation to visit the mainland at the departure hall of the second terminal of Taoyuan Airport at 1:40 pm. This trip mainly focuses on ancestor worship, anti-Japanese and educational exchanges. After arriving in Shanghai, he will transfer to Nanjing and pay homage to Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum on the 28th.
On the 26th, Guo Zhengliang pointed out the news he had heard in the online program “Off Work Han You Chat”, “If the Kuomintang is elected in 2024, then Ma Ying-jeou will be elected as the chairman of the Kuomintang next year, because his lifelong hope is the second meeting between Ma and Xi.” He emphasized, “Ma Ying-jeou’s lifelong dream is the second meeting between Ma and Xi. It is meaningful to meet the chairman of the ruling party. The chairman of the Kuomintang party is made by someone with a sense of historical mission.”
