Hua Yuan

Taipei-Shanghai forum goes ahead, with calls for ‘olive branches’ and exchanges

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Taipei-Shanghai forum goes ahead, with calls for ‘olive branches’ and exchanges

An annual forum that brings together officials and business representatives from Shanghai and Taipei went ahead on Tuesday after Taiwan denied entry to some mainland Chinese attendees. Speaking at the 15th Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum at a Taipei hotel, Shanghai’s vice-mayor Hua Yuan pledged to encourage people from his city to go on group tours to … Read more

Shanghai vice-mayor Hua Yuan to touch down in Taipei on cross-Taiwan Strait mission

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Shanghai vice-mayor Hua Yuan to touch down in Taipei on cross-Taiwan Strait mission

Officials from Shanghai will visit Taipei for the first time in six years to take part in a forum meant to encourage cross-strait communication. Shanghai vice-mayor Hua Yuan will head a mainland delegation taking part in the two-day Shanghai-Taipei City Forum, Taipei city government spokesman Yin Wei said on Wednesday morning. Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an, … Read more