Translate the following English sentence to French:
"This elected Vice-President, Annette L, said last week that although Taiwan and the mainland are very close to each other geographically, they had become distant relations over the course of history."
La semaine dernière, la vice-présidente élue, Annette Lü, a déclaré que Taïwan et le continent étaient peut-être proches sur le plan géographique mais que l'histoire en avait fait de lointains parents.