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black_bird
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May 28, 2008 - 05:05 PM |
 
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| Post subject: Historic China-Taiwan summit held-- WU meets HU |
Maybe Olympic IS a good thing for china…
kuomintang. wow!
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The head of Taiwan's ruling party has met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level encounter since the two sides split in 1949.
Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung is in China for a six-day landmark visit to discuss cross-strait transport links.
The trip is being seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides.
Taiwan's new president, Ma Ying-jeou, has called for a new "chapter of peace" to be opened.
As he left Taiwan on Monday, Mr Wu said his 16-member delegation bore a great responsibility.
"I hope the visit will help develop positive cross-strait ties, ensure security of Taiwan people, maintain welfare of Taiwan people and push for the government's China policy," he said.
On Tuesday Mr Wu held talks with Jia Qinglin, a high-ranking Communist Party official.
The agenda included establishing direct cross-strait flights and allowing more Chinese tourists into Taiwan.
The BBC's Caroline Gluck in Taipei says Mr Wu is not authorised to sign any documents with Chinese officials.
And some analysts have said that China is calling the shots by allowing this high profile meeting to take place before a visit by the head of Taiwan's semi-official body, the Straits Exchange Foundation, the only organisation designated by Taipei to hold negotiations with Beijing in the absence of official contacts.
Nevertheless Mr Ma has said he welcomes this latest visit, our correspondent adds.
He says contacts between the two sides' ruling parties could serve as what he calls a "second track" in helping to improve and promote friendlier relations between Taiwan and China.
China says that Taiwan is part of its territory, although the two have been separately governed since 1949.
Beijing has previously threatened to attack Taiwan if the self-ruled island ever proclaimed independence.
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Taiwan targets 18 weekend charter flights to China initially - report
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Taiwan has set an initial target of 18 weekend charter flights to China each week, the Economic Daily News reported, citing the official in charge of Taiwan's mainland policy.
PK Chiang, chairman of the quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation, said his organization and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait will negotiate a greater number of flights if market demand warrants it.
Chiang made the remarks following complaints by local airlines that 18 round-trip flights to the mainland are insufficient. Weekend services are meant to run from Friday through Monday.
Su Hung-i, chairman of the Taipei Airlines Association, said a weekly total of 18 flights means less than one service for each local airline a day.
philip.wang@afxasia.com
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Kiwi
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Joined: May 07, 2003
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May 28, 2008 - 10:06 PM |
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Meetings between the KMT and CCP are hardly news.
But thank god President Chen didn't like. . . oh my gosh. . . do something totally CRAZY rather than give up power!
After all the pundits pontificating on how totally unstable President Chen was it's a bit of a let down isn't it?
In fact so far only KMT election defeats have been accompanied by histrionics, politicians assaulting riot police, and dark threats of military coups if the election results are not overturned. |
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