Taiwan’s Ma Set to Become First Former President to Visit China

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said he plans to visit China later this month — the first such visit by an ex-leader of the self-run island — an announcement that comes as Taipei hosts a flurry of foreign delegations in a sign of its rising profile on the world stage. Ma will lead a group of students to Shanghai and other cities, and also pay his respects at his family’s ancestral hometown from March 27 to April 7, said Hsiao Hsu-tsen, who leads a foundation for Ma. Ma’s family comes...