Traffic on the road seen from the hallway of a Taoist temple in Taipei, Taiwan, 09 May 2018. On 09 May, former president Ma Ying-jeou said that Taiwan's seeking independence is unnecessary and impossible. The challenge facing China and Taiwan is to get the two sides achieve peaceful reunification. Ma said that the German formula can be the best referemce because the two Germanies were reunified in 1990 on the basis of long-time reconcilliation.