Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou got a bit of a surprise when he brought up rising NBA star Jeremy Lin in a meeting with a visiting United States congressional delegation Tuesday.
Ma said Taiwan and the U.S. shared views on democracy and peace and many values and in addition "we both appreciate Jeremy Lin."
After a good laugh, the leader of the group, Representative Eni Faleomavaega from American Samoa, the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, had a comeback.
"I want to say that I'm sorry to tell you that Jeremy Lin is an American, a blue-blooded born American," Faleomavaega said, drawing hearty laughter from the president, and then added "who happens to be of Taiwanese ancestry, and we're proud to have him."
On a more serious note, Ma talked about his China policy and said it was designed to "replace conflicts with reconciliation, and use coordination and negotiations to solve problems."
He said that such an approach has made Taiwan's relations with China and the international community follow a "positive cycle" instead of the "vicious cycle" of the past.
He also said that "use of reconciliation to ease conflicts and negotiation to replace confrontation" will still be his policy in his second term.
The 10-member U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan Feb.18for a visit through Feb. 25.
Ma said Taiwan and the U.S. shared views on democracy and peace and many values and in addition "we both appreciate Jeremy Lin."
After a good laugh, the leader of the group, Representative Eni Faleomavaega from American Samoa, the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, had a comeback.
"I want to say that I'm sorry to tell you that Jeremy Lin is an American, a blue-blooded born American," Faleomavaega said, drawing hearty laughter from the president, and then added "who happens to be of Taiwanese ancestry, and we're proud to have him."
On a more serious note, Ma talked about his China policy and said it was designed to "replace conflicts with reconciliation, and use coordination and negotiations to solve problems."
He said that such an approach has made Taiwan's relations with China and the international community follow a "positive cycle" instead of the "vicious cycle" of the past.
He also said that "use of reconciliation to ease conflicts and negotiation to replace confrontation" will still be his policy in his second term.
The 10-member U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan Feb.18for a visit through Feb. 25.
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