What do China and the U.S. each want from the visiting Taiwanese presidents?

What do China and the U.S. each want from the visiting Taiwanese presidents?

What do China and the U.S. each want from the visiting Taiwanese presidents?

The current and former presidents of Taiwan are traveling in opposite directions. Current President Tsai Ing-wen went East and is visiting the United States, while former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-Jeou went West and went to mainland China. Their trips are described as “dueling trips.” Taiwan’s two political parties, DPP and KMT, have gone their separate ways in gearing up support for the 2024 presidential election. With the fierce competition between the U.S. and China and the security concerns in the Taiwan Strait escalating, what is the impact of their trips on Taiwan-China relations and Taiwan-US relations? What do China and the U.S. want from the visiting past & present Taiwanese presidents, respectively?

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