On Monday, Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview with foreign press that he “wanted to learn from the way West and East Germany handled bilateral relations,” but reiterated that Taiwan and China were not two states.
The ongoing ebola virus crisis in West Africa, a US Congressional hearing on China and freedom of the seas, Scotland’s independence referendum vote, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India.
From September 16th to 18th, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India, with trade and economic deals and border disputes on the table.
On Thursday, voters in Scotland went to the polls for a historic referendum and voted down a bid for Scottish independence, with 55.3% voting no and 44.7% voting yes, at a voter turnout of 84.59%.
On Wednesday, US Congress held a hearing on “A New Era of US-China Relations”, which focused on limiting China’s recent maneuvers in the East and South China Seas and treatment of US companies in China.