Sun Yat-sen’s Tomb First Stop by Ex-President of Free China on Tour of Mainland

Sun, whose democratic ideals helped form the Republic of China, is revered by both the Communist regime at Beijing and the Free Chinese government on Taiwan.

Ma Ying-jeou office via AP
Taiwan's former president, Ma Ying-jeou, center, writes calligraphy at the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen at Nanjing, China, March 28, 2023. Ma Ying-jeou office via AP

NANJING, China — The former president of Free China, Ma Ying-jeou, began a 12-day tour of the mainland with a symbolism-laden visit to the mausoleum where a founding figure revered in both Communist China and Taiwan is entombed.

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