AT LAST Ma Ying-jeou, elected president of Taiwan last year, has something to show for his efforts to patch up relations with China, badly frayed under his predecessor, Chen Shui-bian.

• 自去年当选台湾地区领导人以来，马英九一直在努力修补被其前任陈水扁糟蹋得一塌糊涂的两岸关系，如今终于有所收获。