News - Chen Shui-bian
By Paul Wiseman TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Following the highest-level talks ever between China and Taiwan, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou expressed hope Tuesday for an eventual peace accord with the two longtime rivals.
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao website on 18 August; subheadings as received [Unattributed report: "Mainland ARATS President Chen Yunlin Is Scheduled To Visit Taiwan in November To Discuss Aviation Rights"] Through recent cross-Strait connections, it has been decided that Chen Yunlin, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits [ARATS] will visit Taiwan in November.
By EDWARD WONG By Edward Wong The New York Times BEIJING Representatives of China and Taiwan agreed in a meeting on Thursday to establish permanent offices in each other's capital to help coordinate discussions about closer relations.
By Paul Wiseman HONG KONG -- China and Taiwan sit down this week for their first talks in nearly a decade, raising hopes for a lasting peace in one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints. China's government regards Taiwan, an island of 23 million, as a renegade province.
Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, May 20 (CNA) - Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as Taiwan's new president Tuesday, amid high hopes that he will improve the island's economy and relations with China.
