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Will Beijing answer Taiwanese negotiation body’s call to revive cross-strait talks?

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Will Beijing answer Taiwanese negotiation body’s call to revive cross-strait talks?

Beijing is expected to ignore a Taiwanese body’s call for a resumption of cross-strait consultations with its mainland counterpart amid tensions that have worsened since the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gained power on the island, according to observers. Luo Wen-jia, secretary general of Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), tasked with consultation and negotiation with … Read more

DPP does not reflect mainstream Taiwan, Beijing’s point man tells visiting industry group

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DPP does not reflect mainstream Taiwan, Beijing’s point man tells visiting industry group

“The DPP remains in power but it will not change the basic pattern and direction of cross-strait relations … and it cannot prevent the historical trend of the reunification of the two sides,” he said, according to a TAO statement. The DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen has refused to acknowledge the one-China principle since becoming president eight … Read more