Ma-Xi Meeting: President Ma's Opening Remarks (11/07)

This is the complete opening remarks delivered by then-President Ma Ying-jeou on November 7, 2015 in Singapore during the historic Ma-Xi Meeting with mainland Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In his speech, President Ma reviewed the development of cross-strait relations since the 1993 Koo-Wang Talks, emphasizing how both sides achieved goals of 'replacing confrontation with dialogue and replacing conflict with reconciliation' through the '1992 Consensus.' He proposed five major points for maintaining Taiwan Strait peace and prosperity, calling on both sides to cooperate to revive Chinese civilization and jointly create a more peaceful and brilliant future.