Tsai's visit to the U.S. and Ma's trip to China have reignited debate within Taiwan about the island's future.
Left: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen; Right: Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. Photos: Lev Radin/Anadolu Agency and Cai Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images
"The two trips illustrate how the two political parties hold very different strategic views on Taiwan’s role in the Indo-Pacific," Lii Wen, DPP chairman for the party branch on Matsu Island, located near China's coast, told Axios.Tsai flew to New York last week on her way for official visits to Guatemala and Belize, two of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic partners, in what U.S. officials refer to as a "transit" rather than a visit.
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