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Chinese official in Taiwan for historic visit
Mon Nov 3, 2008 1:48am EST
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's top negotiator on Taiwan affairs began a historic trip on Monday to the self-ruled island that China claims as its own to talk trade and transit.
Taiwan's opposition, which wants formal independence from Beijing, has planned protests against the visit of Chen Yunlin, the highest-level Chinese official to land on the island since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Chen is due to sign agreements on cargo shipments, direct flights and global financial cooperation.
The two sides are also expected to discuss direct postal links and a framework for ensuring food safety in light of China's tainted milk powder scandal.
"The hard ice between the two sides has already been shattered, the road has already been opened," said Wang Yi, head of the Chinese government's Taiwan Affairs Office, at Chen's official send-off in Beijing.
Communist China has claimed sovereignty over democratic Taiwan since 1949, when Mao Zedong's forces won the Chinese civil war and Chiang Kai-shek's KMT fled to Taiwan. Beijing has vowed to bring Taiwan under its rule, by force if necessary.
But since China-friendly Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May, relations have thawed with a series of trade and transit deals, including a tourism breakthrough.
Chen's visit is a further landmark, although he said last week that talks will avoid sensitive political issues to focus on economic cooperation.
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China, which wants Ma re-elected in 2012 over any anti-China candidates, will give Taiwan what it wants this time on all agenda items and may add something more, said Kou Chien-wen, an associate political science professor at National Chengchi University in Taipei.
"There won't be any upsets this week, but whether there are any positive surprises, we don't know," he said.
Ma's opinion poll ratings will surge if he looks tough this week, said Raymond Wu, a political risk consultant in Taipei. His ratings are threatened now by the island's economic performance.
"People need to have indications that Taiwan is holding firm on its claim to sovereignty," Wu said.
Ma will ask China to remove missiles aimed at Taiwan, local television reported. He and Chen are due to meet on Thursday.
"Taiwan people are watching, audiences in mainland China are watching and the whole world is watching because this is a moment in history," Taiwan negotiator P.K. Chiang said at a hotel welcoming ceremony as Chen expressed thanks. Continued...
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