Less than two decades after China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan, the first formal meeting between the two sides’ governments may pave the way for discussion of political ties after 65 years of division.
Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan’s minister of mainland affairs, said yesterday he will meet with his mainland counterpart Zhang Zhijun in the Chinese city of Nanjing on Feb. 11. The talks follow public recognition by President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou that closer economic links must be backed by moves to resolve a standoff over deeper differences that once threatened to spark war in East Asia.
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Chinmei Sung and Adela Lin, Bloomberg via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1iaUZNm
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