“Pragmatically speaking, there exists no possibility of Taiwan independence. The only option (for Taiwan) is whether to reunify (with Mainland China) or not.”

—  Ma Ying-jeou

Ma Ying-jeou (2018) cited in: " Taiwan's former President Ma says independence not possible http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201812200018.aspx" in Focus Taiwan, 20 December 2018.
Statement made during the launch of his biography entitled ""A Memoir of Eight Years in Office", 20 December 2018.
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