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China envoy's Taiwan trip highlights differences
TAIPEI, Taiwan - He stepped off the plane with a mission: Make history by becoming the most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan. Sign a landmark trade deal. Draw the wayward island closer to motherland China.
Nations:Taiwan People:Chen Yunlin Chiang Pin-kun Barack Obama Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Activities:2008 Chen Taiwan Visit Source:(AP)
2008-11-07
Taiwan president in historic meeting with Chinese envoy
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou made history Thursday when he became the island's first leader to meet with a senior Chinese official since the end of a civil war in 1949.
Nations:Taiwan People:Chen Yunlin Chiang Pin-kun Ma Ying-jeou Activities:2008 Chen Taiwan Visit Ma Ying-jeou Admin.
2008-11-06
China, Taiwan sign deals on closer economic ties
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan and China Tuesday signed a range of deals aimed at bringing the two sides closer economically, after almost 60 years of hostilities that often took them to the brink of war.
People:Chen Yunlin Chiang Pin-kun Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Activities:2008 Chen Taiwan Visit China Food Safety Crisis Cross-strait Trade Ties
2008-11-04
China's top envoy to visit Taiwan next week
TAIPEI - China's top envoy to Taiwan will visit the island next week, just days after activists shoved his deputy to the ground in a potential set-back to delicate relations, a news report said Thursday.
People:Chen Yunlin Chiang Pin-kun Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Activities:Zhang Minqing Incident Source:(AFP)
2008-10-23
Taiwan says talks with China 'open new page'
TAIPEI (AFP) - The head of Taiwan's top China policy-making body said Saturday the resumption of talks with Beijing "open a new page" in relations between the long-time rivals.
People:Chiang Pin-kun Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Ma Ying-jeou Admin. Source:(AFP)
2008-06-14
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