5 months after fishermen deaths off Quemoy, can Beijing and Taiwan put tragedy to rest?

5 months after fishermen deaths off Quemoy, can Beijing and Taiwan put tragedy to rest?

While the talks scheduled for Wednesday on Quemoy were postponed because of Typhoon Gaemi, Taiwanese media reports and Beijing’s latest tone on the tragedy have signalled signs of progress. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Office said that the family members of the deceased and the mainland delegation could not arrive as scheduled because all marine transport had … Read more

Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

Wang’s office said the trip was purely for “personal religious purposes” and had nothing to do with politics. Wang was joined at the temple on Sunday morning by Jiangsu’s Taiwan affairs chief Lian Yueqin. Taiwanese daily China Times reported on Sunday that Wang might pay a courtesy visit to the Taiwan Affairs Office, the mainland … Read more