Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou on Monday started an 11-day trip to China, aiming to ease the tension across the Taiwan Strait and promote youth exchanges. His visit comes just months after Taiwan’s presidential election, in which the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held onto the top job, a result that angered Beijing. “I hope that at this time of a tense cross-strait situation, I can convey the voice of the Taiwanese people that they love peace, hope for cross-Strait exchanges, and want to avoid war,” Ma told reporters at Taoyuan International Airport. Ma, who was…