王霜舟 to Work in TW + White House Takes No Position in Ma-Xi Meet

choi

(1) Taiwan Emerges as Winner in Beijing's Visa Row With New York Times. South China Morning Post, Jan 30, 2014.
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/ ... ondent-austin-ramzy

(2)
(a) William Lowther, US Official Skirts Around Issue of a Ma-Xi Meeting. Taipei Times, Jan 31, 2014 (available now).
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/31/2003582549
(b) Tony Liao and Jay Chen, US Continues to Support Taiwan-China Dialogue: Official. Central News Agency, Jan 30, 2014
focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201401300010.aspx
("As a friend of both Taiwan and China, the United States wishes to see a reduction of tensions and the pursuit of closer ties and benefits for the people on the both sides, he[Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for strategic communications] said in response to suggestions about a meeting between Ma and Xi, during a press briefing in Washington. Such a meeting would obviously have to be agreed on by both sides, he said")

My comment: Yes it is a mere empty talk. But what can he say? It is a hypothetical question. I personally do not see a meet-up happening. My view is the one who poses the question is an idiot.