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Majority Back Chiang-Chen
Meeting: Poll
(China
Post, Nov. 8, 2008) A majority of people endorse the signing of four
agreements between Taiwan
and China
to further improve their relations, according to two polls published
yesterday.
China Envoy Leaves after
Landmark Taiwan Trip
(Reuters, Nov. 7, 2008) A Chinese official left
Taiwan on Friday after a turbulent visit that produced landmark trade
agreements but also sparked angry protests that show the scars a half-century
of enmity have inflicted.
Protesters Clash in Taiwan
(Strait Times, Nov. 7, 2008) A short meeting that
marked a big step forward in cross-strait ties was marred by one of the
ugliest protests Taiwan has seen in recent years.
Ma Holds Historic Meeting in
Taipei with Top Chinese Envoy Chen
(Bloomberg, Nov. 6, 2008) Taiwan President Ma
Ying-jeou greeted visiting Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin,
becoming the island's first leader to host such a meeting since the two sides
separated from the communist mainland in 1949.
Protesters Blockade Visiting
Chinese Envoy Ahead of Meeting with President (AP, Nov. 6, 2008) Hundreds of Taiwanese pro-independence
protesters surrounded a hotel where a visiting top Chinese envoy was
attending a dinner, hours before he was due to have a contentious meeting
with the island's president.
China and Taiwan Expand
Accords
(New York Times, Nov. 5, 2008) Chinese and
Taiwanese officials signed agreements on Tuesday expanding charter flights,
maritime shipping and cooperation on food safety issues, bringing their
governments closer together as both struggle to overcome economic slowdowns.
Chinese Envoy Visits Taiwan
(Washington Post, Nov. 4, 2008) Analysts said China will never relinquish its cherished
"one China"
principle. But, they said, it sees improved business ties as a way of winning
over the Taiwanese public, as well as boosting the sagging popularity of Ma's
Nationalists in hopes they will be reelected in 2012.
Chinese Official in Taiwan
for Historic Visit
(Reuters, Nov. 3, 2008) China's top negotiator on
Taiwan affairs began a historic trip to the self-ruled island that Beijing
claims as its own to talk trade and transit as the opposition planned
protests against warming ties.
SEF Releases Itinerary for
ARATS Trip
(Taipei Times, Nov. 2, 2008) The meeting between
President Ma Ying-jeou and Chairman Chen Yunlin may take place on Thursday
afternoon, as that time was left unscheduled.
Chen Yunlin Will Not Address
Ma as ‘President’
(China
Post, Nov. 1, 2008) Chen Yunlin, chairman of the Association for Relations
across the Taiwan Strait, will never call
President Ma Ying-jeou “Mr. President,” the Central News Agency reported.
Once Hostile Taiwan, China
Set to Sign More Deals
(Reuters, Oct. 31, 2008) Negotiators for China and Taiwan
will meet next week, as Beijing
sends its highest-level official in decades to the self-ruled island that it
claims as its own to sign a list of deals over a din of protests.
Taiwan President Says He
will Meet Chinese Envoy
(AP, Oct. 30, 2008) Taiwan's leader said he will
meet with a top Chinese envoy next week in his role as the island's president,
as he attempts to allay fears that such high-level contacts will compromise
Taiwan's sovereignty.
Next Chiang-Chen Meeting
Crucial: SEF Head
(CNA, Oct. 27, 2008) Taiwan
should try to achieve the normalization of bilateral economic and trade links
in upcoming talks with China
so that it can benefit from China’s
rise and see its economy continue to develop, the head of the SEF said.
Chiang to Sign 4 Agreements
with Chen Yunlin
(China Post, Oct. 25, 2008) Chiang and Chen will
sign agreements on chartered cargo flights, direct maritime shipping, direct
postal service, and cooperation in ensuring food safety.
China Official to Visit
Taiwan
(AFP, Oct. 24, 2008) China’s
top envoy to Taiwan
may visit the island on Nov 3, officials said yesterday, just days after
activists shoved his deputy to the ground in a potential set-back to delicate
relations.
Majority Support Visit by
China’s Top Negotiator
(CNA, Oct. 23, 2008) A majority of people
responding to a recent survey are in favor of the planned visit of a high
ranking Chinese official to Taiwan,
pollsters said.
Politics Absent from
Upcoming Cross-Strait Negotiations: MAC
(China Post, Oct. 20, 2008) The MAC vice chairman
said that it has been decided that no political issues will be raised during
the upcoming meeting between SEF and ARATS.
Official Will Discuss Direct
Mail with China
(China Post, Oct. 16, 2008) Cross-strait
direct mail will be a major issue to be discussed in the coming Taipei meeting of Chinese and Taiwanese envoys, a
ranking official handling Taiwan's
China
ties said.
Beijing Official Should
Visit before APEC Summit: Official
(CNA, Oct. 14, 2008) Although the date of a key
Beijing official’s visit to Taiwan has yet to be set, National Security
Council Secretary-General Su Chi said it would be best if the visit could
take place before this year’s APEC summit slated for Nov. 22-23 in Lima, Peru.
Ma-Chen Meeting on an Equal
Footing: MAC Head
(China
Post, Oct. 13, 2008) The chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs
Council said yesterday President Ma Ying-jeou would address Chen Yunlin,
chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, according
to "tradition," if they meet in Taipei.
Taiwan Says President Ma to
Meet China Negotiator
(Reuters, Oct. 9, 2008) China's
top negotiator on Taiwan will
meet the island's president for the first time, a Taipei official said, in what would be a
further sign of improved relations between the diplomatic rivals.
Top China Negotiator to
Visit Taiwan
(CNA, Sep. 30, 2008) The two sides of the Taiwan
Strait have reached vague consensus on a visit to Taiwan
by China’s top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, although
details remain to be confirmed.
Chiang Expresses Wish to
Expand Global Role
(Taiwan News, Jun. 14, 2008) Taiwan's top
negotiator yesterday told Chinese leaders of Taiwan's wish to expand its
participation in international affairs, and suggested that the two sides work
together to make active and positive contributions to the well being of the
international community as a whole.
China, Taiwan Talks Move
Ahead in Beijing
(AFP, Jun. 12, 2008) China
and Taiwan
agreed on Thursday to open representative offices to handle visa issues,
despite a lack of diplomatic ties between the two countries, reports here
said. Timeline: Milestones in
China-Taiwan Relations since 1949 A timeline
composed by Reuters.
Taiwan Delegation Departs
for Historic China Talks
(AP, Jun. 11, 2008) A Taiwanese delegation left
for Beijing on Wednesday for the first formal meeting between the sides since
1999 — the first step in President Ma Ying-jeou's ambitious plan to cool
tensions across the perennially nervous Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan Leader Upbeat about
China Talks
(AFP, Jun. 10, 2008) Taiwan
President Ma Ying-jeou on Monday voiced optimism about this week's historic
talks with China,
as the self-ruled island's negotiators headed to the mainland.
MAC Official to Join
Negotiation Team
(Taipei
Times, Jun. 9, 2008) Mainland Affairs Council Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng will
be part of the 19-member negotiation team heading to Beijing on Wednesday to
negotiate direct cross-strait flights and opening the nation to Chinese
tourists, making Fu the most senior Taiwanese official to ever participate
directly in cross-strait negotiations.
China, Taiwan Look to Build
Trust at Historic Talks
(AFP, Jun. 8, 2008) China
and Taiwan
will this week hold historic talks aimed at building trust following decades
of angry rhetoric and military tensions that made their relationship one of
the world's potential flashpoints.
MAC Welcomes Resumption of Cross-Strait Talks
(CNA, Jun. 7, 2008) Welcoming the resumption of
the SEF-ARATS talks next week, officials from the Presidential Office said
they will mark the end of the "Macau formula" for cross-strait
talks and the beginning of SEF-ARATS dialogue.
Ma: Missile Withdrawal
Precondition for China Talks
(Yomiuri Shimbun, Jun. 6, 2008) Taiwan will demand
China withdraw ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan as a precondition for
future peace talks with China, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said in an
exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.
China and Taiwan Discuss
Direct Flights
(NYT, May 30, 2008) After a break of almost a
decade, China and Taiwan agreed Thursday
to resume discussions on issues such as visits by mainland Chinese to the
island and the introduction of regular direct charter flights between them,
according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Press Hails China-Taiwan
Talks
(BBC, May 29, 2008) The agreement between China and Taiwan to restart formal talks on
strengthening ties after almost a decade is broadly welcomed by the press.
China and Taiwan to Restart
Talks
(BBC, May 29, 2008) China
invited Taiwanese officials to attend talks in Beijing from 11 June, with the focus on
tourism and charter flights.
Hu Urges Restart of
Cross-Straits Talks
(China
Daily, May 29, 2008) General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee Hu Jintao pledged Wednesday to resume cross-Straits
dialogue at the earliest date.
China President, Taiwan
Official Meet in Beijing By Mark Magnier and Tsai Ting-I (LA Times,
May 29, 2008) The first meeting between the heads of the two ruling parties
in six decades is another sign of warming relations between the two
governments.
SEF Cleared for Resuming
Talks
(China Post, May 27, 2008) The Cabinet-level
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) authorized yesterday the semi-private Straits
Exchange Foundation (SEF) to swiftly restart negotiations with its Chinese
counterpart on the launch of cross-strait passenger and cargo flights, as
well as the arrival of Chinese tourists.
China’s Envoy Takes Taiwan
in His Stride By Cindy Sui
(Asia Times, Nov. 8, 2008) Aside from departing
with signed agreements, Chen may also return to the mainland with a more
realistic understanding of China's
uphill battle to win the hearts of Taiwanese people
‘3 Links’ Seen as Boon to
Taiwan By Ho Ai Li
(Strait Times, Nov. 6, 2008) Deals inked with China signal normalisation of cross-strait
ties but some worry about price Taiwan may have to pay.
Another
Step Toward Better Cross-Strait Ties By
Brad Glosserman and Bonnie Glaser (PacNet Newsletter
#58, Pacific Forum, CSIS, November 2008) Small incremental steps that build
confidence and have benefits for both sides are critical. Our study concludes
that top leaders play a critical role in this process, particularly on the
mainland.
Taiwan Ready for China Envoy
(AP, Nov. 1, 2008) Top Chinese envoy's visit to Taiwan
is spurring hope that economic links will trump political rivalries, although
not everyone on the island is laying out the welcome mat.
Ma Goes Too Far, Too Fast
for Taiwan By Cindy Sui
(Asia Times, Oct. 31, 2008) The massive
anti-China protests in Taiwan's
capital last weekend were a reminder to President Ma Ying-jeou that his
attempts to forge closer links with China will not be all smooth
sailing.
China Sending Top Envoy
(Strait Times, Oct. 28, 2008) China confirmed yesterday that it will send a
top envoy to Taiwan next
week despite recent protests on the island against moving too fast in
improving ties with Beijing.
Survey on Senior Chinese
Envoy Chen Yunlin’s Upcoming Visit to Taiwan and Approval Ratings for the Ma
Administration (Global Views,
November, 2008) 50.3% of Taiwanese people support the government’s decision
to invite Chen Yunlin. Meanwhile, 23.6% of Taiwanese are satisfied with
President Ma’s performance.
Cowardly Not to Explain
Visit’s Importance By Joe Hung
(China
Post, Oct. 22, 2008) It’s cowardly of the administration not to explain fully
to the public the importance of a long-announced visit to Taipei by Chen
Yunlin, and this finally led to an eruption of violence against the visiting
ARATS vice chairman.
After the Taiwan Election: Restoring Dialogue while
Reserving Options By Alan D. Romberg (China
Leadership Monitor, Hoover Institution, Summer 2008) Signs of caution quickly
crept into the Mainland’s discussion of future cross-Strait developments, and
a concerning degree of hesitation is now being voiced in the Mainland about
Ma and the ambitiousness of his overall cross-Strait program.
China-Taiwan Flight Deal
Marks Further Thaw in Ties By Jonathan Adams (Christian
Science Monitor, Jun. 14, 2008) Analysts cautioned that Friday's deal was
just the first – and easiest – step on the long and difficult road toward
reconciliation between the two bitter rivals. Critics in Taiwan said President Ma had made too many
concessions to China
too soon.
Taiwan and China Reach Deal
on Charter Flights By Edward Wong
(New York Times, Jun. 13, 2008) Representatives
of China and Taiwan agreed Friday to
start weekend charter flights next month between the two sides, taking the
first step toward establishing regular transportation links that could ease
relations.
Taiwan Team Arrives in
Beijing for Talks By Edward Cody
(Washington Post, Jun. 12, 2008) Seeking to
foster a new era of cooperation, Taiwanese and Chinese negotiators opened
talks Thursday to put the finishing touches on an accord for regular charter
flights to Taiwan
and sharply expanded Chinese tourism on the self-ruled island.
Cross-strait Talks Are a
Good Thing By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Jun. 6, 2008) The three countries
in the Taiwan Strait issue — Taiwan,
China and the US —
always seem to be changing more than others. China
has problems with a devastating earthquake, Tibet and the Olympic Games. The US has severe domestic economic problems,
problems with other countries, especially in the Middle
East, and its forthcoming elections. And Taiwan’s two main political
parties are rearranging their politics, but in different directions.
China Ready for Taiwan Talks By Rowan Callick
(The Australian, May 23, 2008) The doors yesterday
started to open for talks between the new Government of Taiwan and China, far quicker than most
experts had imagined possible.
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