Taiwanese monk who met three Chinese presidents and championed reunification dies

Taiwan's top Buddhist monk Hsing Yun, a champion for reunification died on Feb 5, 2023. - The Straits Times/ANN

BEIJING, Feb 6 (The Straits Times/ANN): China lost one of its greatest champions for reunification when Taiwan’s top Buddhist monk Hsing Yun died on Sunday.

Hsing Yun, 95, died at about 5pm at Fo Guang Shan Temple in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan a day after undergoing dialysis.