Taiwan

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan aims to sign a peace agreement with the mainland within 10 years, provided there is a high level of consensus on the island and sufficient trust on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Ma said the agreement will be "under the premises of a high level of support from the people, based on the needs of the country, and supervision from the legislature".Later, he said a referendum would have to be held before any peace treaty was signed with the mainland.