Taiwan President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ma+Ying-jeou&family=editorial&specificpeople=539998 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ma Ying-jeou</a> smiles as he speaks to members of the Taiwan Foreign Correspondent Club (TFCC) in Taipei on April 8, 2015. Taiwan's embattled President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ma+Ying-jeou&family=editorial&specificpeople=539998 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ma Ying-jeou</a> said ties with China are 'back to normal' after major protests against a trade pact with Beijing last year, despite continued public unease over mainland influence. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh