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Published Date: 07 November 2008
TAIWAN'S president met briefly yesterday with a Chinese official in one of the highest-level contacts between the two sides since the Chinese civil war, while thousands of protesters clashed with riot police outside.
President Ma Ying-jeou shook hands and exchanged gifts with Chen Yunlin, China's top Taiwan affairs negotiator, who has already signed agreements opening up trade and transport between the two sides that, in past years, have edged to the brink of wa...



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  • Last Updated: 06 November 2008 10:31 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
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Dr. James Wilkie,

Vienna 07/11/2008 10:32:24
The attitude in Peking is that Taiwan is an integral part of China, and their "One China" policy does not foresee any backing down from that position. The Taiwanese agree that there is only one China, but decline to live under the mainland political system and see no reason why they should have to for ideological reasons. There is no chance of an early resolution of the two standpoints, but a patient and gradual rapprochement with no resort to hostilities would seem to be the most likely policy.

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