[Alfred WANG 編譯]


台灣的上訴法庭針對反對黨領袖馬英九貪污的罪名，宣判無罪。此項判決讓他順利代表國民黨角逐明年三月的總統大選。

馬英九被控擔任台北市市長期間，盜用了新台幣一千一百二十萬元（相當於美金三十三萬九千元）的公款。當時，馬英九遭起訴之後，便辭去了國民黨黨主席，但否認涉案。檢察官過去不斷試圖推翻一審的無罪判決。

一九四九年中國大陸爆發內戰，台灣與中國從此處於兩岸分治的狀況。北京視台灣為其領土的一部分，期望兩岸能夠統一，如有必要，將不惜動用武力。

馬英九所屬的國民黨到兩千年為止一直是台灣的執政黨，與中國關係較為密切。馬英九將與民進黨參選人謝長廷（Frank Hsieh）角逐總統大選，而民進黨目前是台灣的執政黨，過去不斷尋求台灣獨立。



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An appeal court in Taiwan has acquitted opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges.

The ruling clears the way for him to represent the nationalistKuomintang party in the presidential election due to be held in March. 　

Mr Ma had resigned as head of the Kuomintang Party following the indictment but denied any wrongdoing.

Prosecutors had been seeking to overturn a lower court ruling which cleared him of embezzlement.

Mr Ma was accused of misappropriating T$11.2m ($339,000) in funds while he was mayor of the capital, Taipei.

His faction of the Kuomintang - which governed Taiwan until 2000 - favours closer ties and more trade with China.

In the election he will face Frank Hsieh of the ruling DemocraticProgressive Party, which seeks greater independence from the mainland. 　

Taiwan and China have been ruled by separate governments since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.

Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory and believes it shouldbe reunited with the rest of China, if necessary by force.