Ma gets green light to host Chinese students in Taiwan
Ma gets green light to host Chinese students in Taiwan
2023-07-13
Former President Ma Ying-jeou has gotten the green light to host Chinese students in Taiwan this month. A committee of immigration, education, and Chinese affairs officials approved Ma’s proposal earlier this week. But one day after approval, Ma’s office sent a request to invite three more people – faculty members of Peking University. Government sources say the request is unlikely to be approved. When asked about the matter, Ma’s office said it had not received a response from the government, and could not understand why the request would be denied.
Former President Ma Ying-jeou plans to host Chinese students in Taiwan this month. But after his exchange program was approved by Taiwan’s government, his office tried to invite three more people. The request has reportedly been denied by the Ministry of Education.
According to Ma’s initial application, the exchange will last from July 15 to 23, and will be for students and faculty from five Chinese universities. The application was reviewed by a committee comprising the National Immigration Agency, education ministry, and Mainland Affairs Council, which gave the green light on July 11. But on July 12, Ma’s office filed additional paperwork, requesting the inclusion of three faculty members. They are Li Yun, director of Office of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs at Peking University; office deputy director Zhou Jing, and one associate researcher. According to a government source, the review committee will not accept additional requests at this point, so it’s unlikely that the three faculty will be approved.
Voice of Hsiao Hsu-tsen
Ma Ying-jeou Foundation director
I haven’t received a response yet, so they’re choosing to communicate their decision through a leak. They should stop resorting to this anti-Chinese, Red Scare method of communication.
Most of the visiting students are members of the Communist Youth League. It’s rumored that China wished to send three additional faculty to monitor the students’ activities in Taiwan.
Voice of Hsiao Hsu-tsen
Ma Ying-jeou Foundation director
I think what happened is, the Tsai administration had initially said it would not approve our application. But now that the application is approved, the party we’re working with in China is feeling cautious, and it hopes to add three staff members. This request should be handled separately from our initial application. Taiwan’s government should not deny the request by pointing to precedent.
Sources say the group will be led by Hao Ping, secretary-general of Peking University’s Communist Party committee. The 37 visitors hail from five schools including Peking and Tsinghua universities. They will spend nine days in Taiwan, with stops at National Taiwan University and National Chengchi University. They’ll also visit popular attractions including Sun Moon Lake, Dadaocheng, Taroko, and Jiufen.
Although it looks like a standard cross-strait exchange, it falls at a sensitive time given the upcoming elections.
邀中生來台追加3官員被拒絕 馬辦"無法接受"
2023-07-13
內政部移民署與教育部，日前在聯審會中，剛通過馬英九辦公室邀請中生來台進行學術交流的申請案，不過馬辦昨天又臨時想要新增，包括北京大學港澳台辦主任李昀等三名人員來台，傳出官員不能補件為由拒絕。馬辦執行長蕭旭岑相當不能接受，當初說好要專案處理，不懂為何會被拒絕。
前總統馬英九邀請中生暑期來台學術交流，案件通過後，馬辦臨時再追加三人，傳出被教育部打回票。
原本申請7月15到23號，5所中國大學的師生來台交流。移民署、教育部、陸委會組成聯審會，在7/11審查通過放行，但馬辦7/12再向教育部遞件，追加北京大學港澳台辦主任李昀、副主任周静，以及一名副研究員，不過，官員私下透露，申請案已經審查結束，不會再接受補件，不太可能多放三個人。
[[聲源:馬英九辦公室執行長 蕭旭岑]]
“因為我還沒收到任何回應，就是放話嘛，不應該再走抗中抹紅的老路來放話”
傳出，因為這團學生，大多是共青團成員，而為了掌握來台言行，中方才會多派三人前來督軍。
[[聲源:馬英九辦公室執行長 蕭旭岑]]
“我想一開始因為蔡政府說不會同意，既然已經核准，他們很慎重希望能夠增加三名工作人員，應該要用專案處理啦，不能用過去案例來解釋”
據了解，這批訪問團，由北京大學黨委書記郝平率團，學生分別來自北京、清華等5所大學，一共37人，9天8夜行程，將與台大、政大等大學交流。還要走訪日月潭、大稻埕、太魯閣、九份等台灣熱門景點。
選前時刻，兩岸交流，格外敏感。
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