(27 Mar 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taipei - 27 March 2023
1. Tracking of Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou, arriving at airport
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. Mid of Ma Ying-jeou surrounded by reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's former president:
“This is my first time visiting mainland China. In fact, when I was 37 years old, I was responsible for dealing with cross-strait affairs in the government. I’m 73 years old this year, and I’ve waited 36 years to be able to visit the mainland. This indeed has taken a long time.”
5. Cutaway of videographers
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's former president:
“But I’m very happy that I’m able to go. Because apart from worshiping ancestors, I’m also traveling with Taiwanese college students to the mainland to carry out exchanges with people there. I hope through the enthusiasm of the youth and their interactions, to improve the cross-strait mood, to let peace come here faster, and earlier. So I’m very happy that I can pay a visit this time.”
7. Zoom in to Ma Ying-jeou going into security check and waving at media
8. Wide of reporters inside airport
9. Various of security at security check
10. Mid of screen showing flight information
11. Close of screen showing information of the flight (CA196) that Ma Ying-jeou takes
12. Wide of protesters holding a banner that reads in traditional Chinese: “Ma Ying-jeou and people alike, humiliate our nation and forfeit its sovereignty, you stinky beggars who kneel down to welcome the communist party”
UPSOUND (Mandarin): “Ma Ying-jeou and people alike, humiliate our nation and forfeit its sovereignty, you stinky beggars!”
13. Mid of protesters tussling with security UPSOUND (Mandarin)“You stinky beggars, get lost!”
14. Various of protesters being taken away by security
15. Pan of one airport entrance
16. Wide of supporters from the pro unification group called “Love Nation in one heart” holding banner reading (Mandarin) “Ying-jeou worships ancestors, flowers blooming in spring, and both sides are a family.”
UPSOUND (Mandarin) “Farewell to Ma Ying-jeou! Cross-strait relations are like flowers blooming in spring.”
17. Close of supporters chanting
UPSOUND (Mandarin) “Farewell to Ma Ying-jeou! Make cross-strait relations be like flowers blooming in spring.”
18. Mid of police near supporters
STORYLINE:
Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou departed for a 12-day tour of China Monday, a day after Taiwan lost another of its 14 diplomatic partners to China.

Ma is visiting in a private capacity, bringing a delegation of academics and college students for exchanges, as well as members of his family, but the trip is loaded with political meaning.

Ma’s policies brought Taiwan and Beijing to their closest relationship ever, but his exit from office was overshadowed by massive protests against a trade deal with the mainland and his successor has focused on defending the autonomy of the democratically-governed island that China claims as part of its own territory.

Ma's visit comes as tension rise.

Beijing has exerted a long-standing campaign of pressure against Taiwan, poaching its diplomatic allies while also sending military fighter jets flying toward the island on a near daily basis.

On Sunday, Honduras established diplomatic relations with China, leaving Taiwan with only 13 countries that recognize it as a sovereign state.

Ma, a member of the opposition Nationalist Party (Kuomingtang), will land in Shanghai before starting his visit in nearby Nanjing.







Ma will not go to Beijing, but may meet with Chinese officials.


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