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Actually the meeting is an event both sides have hoped for ... since relations with the mainland began to warm after Ma came to power in 2008.” CHINA Zhang Guanhua, deputy head of the Institute of Taiwan Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences CHINA DAILY » CHINADAILY.COM.CN/NATION
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Airline president investigated The president of China Li: China wants stability with Japan Southern Airlines Holding Co is being investigated after he allegedly seriously violat Tenor of relationship cies for foreign investors. ed discipline, according to a Muneoka said he has statement from the Commu should not fluctuate, noticed that the Chinese gov nist Party of China Central premier tells business ernment is using market Commission for Discipline mechanisms to resolve the Inspection on Wednesday.Si delegation in Beijing problem of excess production Xianmin, 58, is also chair capacity. man of China Southern Air By AN BAIJIE Hu Zucai, viceminister of lines. He graduated from [email protected] the National Development and Tsinghua University and Reform Commission, who met started his career in 1975. China is willing to work with the delegation on Tuesday, with Japan to push forward said that China is trying to the development of stable, achieve economic growth with Top legislature longterm ties, Premier Li technological innovation and ratifies AIIB Keqiang said on Wednesday. environmental protection, and China’s top legislature on Though the ChinaJapan that China is willing to cooper Wednesday ratified the relationship is being ate with Japanese companies, Asian Infrastructure Invest improved, Li told a Japanese according to Kyodo News ment Bank agreement, business delegation in Beijing, Agency. which establishes the legal both sides have to face the During a meeting with Jap framework for the bank. reality that there are some dif anese Prime Minister Shinzo Lawmakers voted on the ficulties. Abe on Sunday in Seoul, Li agreement at the closing of The nations should make urged Japan to properly tackle the bimonthly session of the efforts to prevent the fluctua the issue of history “in a National People’s Congress tion of ties to create more responsible manner” and to Standing Committee. The opportunities for both sides “undertake positive policies Chinabacked multilateral and maintain the peace and toward China”. development institution is stability of Northeast Asia, Li Li made calls for “nurturing tasked with financing infra said. mutual trust” and “deepening structure construction The delegation of 220 busi pragmaticexchangesandcoop across Asia. ness leaders from 65 Japanese eration” during the meeting. companies was led by Shoji It is hoped that Japan will Muneoka, chairman of the Premier Li Keqiang waves to delegates from the JapanChina Economic Association after a group photo at the Great Hall of the People in “fully perceive the great sensi 804 kg of illegal JapanChina Economic Associ Beijing on Wednesday. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY tivity, tangibly honor its sol ation. emn commitments made so ivory seized The association has orga far, effectively face history Forestry police in Beijing nized such trips annually since important role in improving right direction. ing the economic structure and Someofthedelegationmem squarely and reflect on it, and seized 804 kilograms of 1975. ties,andhehopedthatthebusi The premier also outlined possible cooperation with bers expressed concerns over properly tackle the relevant illegal ivory and other Li told the delegation that ness leaders would push the China’s economic situation, Japan to develop new markets the decline in Japanese invest issue in a responsible man products during a crack entrepreneurs should play an ChinaJapanrelationshipinthe government efforts in upgrad in other countries. ment in China and China’spoli ner”,he said. down on the illegal wildlife trade, local authorities said on Wednesday. Other sei zures included 11.3 kg of CROSSSTRAITS RELATIONS rhinoceros horn and 35 bear paws. The ivory sei zure, worth an estimated Ties: ‘A 24.4 million yuan ($3.8 mil Singapore plays positive role in ties with Taiwan lion), was the largest for wildlife products. turning By HE NA CHINADAILY—XINHUA [email protected] TimelineofmajorcrossStraitsevents point for Singapore, which has been a wellspring for key advance when Mao Zedong went to ang Pinkung to finalize the venation of the Chinese nation. relations’ ANTIGRAFT mentsincrossStraitstiesinthe Chongqing to seek reconciliation negotiation of various issues past, is once again attracting with KMT leader Chiang Kaishek. surrounding the Three Links, June 1214, 2013 reached world attention with an Hu called on both sides to estab including increasing the num Xi Jinping, general secretary of Success of announcement by the Taiwan lish mutual trust and find com ber of direct flights, routes and the CPC Central Committee, met FROM PAGE 1 Affairs Office of the State Coun mon ground, in hopes of opening airports, opening direct cargo with Wu Pohhsiung, honorary cil that General Secretary of the new prospects for crossStraits shipping routes and fully open chairman of the Kuomintang in “The crossStraits rela Fox Hunt CommunistPartyofChinaCen relations. ing postal services. On Dec 15, Beijing. tions have reached a turn tral Committee Xi Jinping and 2008, the Three Links were ing point, and both sides Taiwan leader Ma Yingjeou April 2729, 1993 May 28, 2008 officially launched. May 4, 2015 are facing the question of campaign will meet there on Saturday to The first WangKoo talks, held Hu Jintao, thengeneral secretary Xi Jinping, general secretary of which way to go,” said exchange views on the future of between Association for Rela of the CPC Central Committee, May 26, 2009 the CPC Central Committee, Zhang. relations. tions Across the Taiwan Straits met with KMT Chairman Wu Hu Jintao, thengeneral secre met Kuomintang Chairman Eric “It was not easy for both continues It will be the first cross Chairman Wang Daohan (left) Pohhsiung in Beijing. Both tary of the CPC Central Com Chu in Beijing. It was their first sides to make the meeting Straits meeting between top and Straits Exchange Foundation agreed that the two sides should mittee, met with the president meeting. happen,”he said. “It is hard By CAO YIN leaders of both sides of the Tai Chairman Koo Chenfu, took resume official dialogue under of the KMT, Wu Pohsiung. Dur to imagine that two leaders [email protected] wan Straits since the founding place in Singapore. It was the the 1992 Consensus. ing the meeting, Hu empha Sept 3, 2015 would sit face to face if rela of New China in 1949. highest level talks to have taken sized the need for both sides to Lien Chan, honorary chairman of tions were strained. The A total of 627 fugitives NiYongjie,deputydirectorof place between the two sides of June 1114, 2008 strengthen economic coopera the KMT,attended the Victory meeting is a result of peace have been captured since the Shanghai Institute of Tai the Straits since 1949. Four A delegation headed by Taiwan tion and support the Economic Day military parade in Beijing. ful development of cross “Fox Hunt 2015” began in wan Studies, said he believes agreements were signed to pro based SEF Chairman Chiang Pin Cooperation Framework Agree Straits relations.” April, the Ministry of Pub Singapore was chosen mainly mote trade and peopletopeople kung visited Beijing for talks with ment. The agreement was Zhang said the leaders’ lic Security said on because it has played a special exchanges. Chen Yunlin, president of ARATS, signed in Chongqing on June meeting was decided on Wednesday. role in relations in the past. marking the resumption of 29, 2010. Under the agreement, during his meeting with Of the seized suspects, In April 1993, Wang Daohan, crossStraits institutional consul the two sides agreed to “gradu Andrew Hsia, his counter 162 were connected with thenpresident of the main tations after a nineyear suspen ally reduce and remove trade part from Taiwan, in Octo cases involving more than landbased Association for sion. and investment barriers and ber in Guangzhou. 10 million yuan ($1.6 mil Relations across the Taiwan create a fair environment”. That was the fourth lion), and 32 suspects had Straits, and Koo Chenfu, chair meeting between top cross been overseas for more man of the Straits Exchange Feb 25, 2013 Straits affairs officials from than 10 years, the ministry Foundation in Taiwan, held a Xi Jinping, general secretary of Oct 14, 2015 both sides since last year. In said. groundbreaking meeting in the CPC Central Committee, Andrew Hsia (left), Taiwan’s May, Zhang and Hsia had a Eightyeight fugitives Singapore. met Lien Chan, honorary chair mainland affairs chief, met with formal meeting on Kin were seized by Guangdong “The meeting marked the April 29, 2005 man of the Kuomintang, in Bei Zhang Zhijun, director of the Tai men, a Taiwan islet just a police, 68 were caught by beginning of crossStraits Hu Jintao (right), thengeneral jing. According to Xi, the CPC is wan Affairs Office of the State couple of kilometers off the Shanghai police and 67 engagement and laid the foun secretary of the Communist Party aiming for new achievements in Council, in Guangzhou, Guang coast of Fujian province. were arrested by Jiangsu dation for further improve of China Central Committee, met crossStraits exchanges and dong province. Both reaffirmed “The meeting between Xi police, it said, adding that ment of ties,” Ni said. “Lee with Kuomintang Honorary Chair Nov 37,2008 cooperation, overcoming diffi the 1992 Consensus as the basis and Ma is the result of the 258 people turned them Kuanyew, the first prime min man Lien Chan in Beijing. Hailed Chen Yunlin (left), the chair culties to usher in new for continued peaceful and sta concerted efforts of both selves in. ister of Singapore, played an as epochmaking, it was the first man of ARATS, led a delegation prospects for the relations and ble crossStraits relations. sides and all compatriots, The ministry’s use of important role in promoting meeting of top figures from the to Taiwan. On Nov 4, Chen met join hands with Taiwan compa benefiting from cumulative police liaisons at home and the success of the meeting. two political parties since 1945, with thenSEF Chairman Chi triots to embrace the great reju —WANGYANFEI results achieved in the abroad resulted in two Singapore’s contribution to peaceful development of fugitives being sent back crossStraits relations has been crossStraits relations,” from the United States and written into history.” Zhang said. The mainland four suspects returned Ni said that Xi and Ma had has always taken “a proact from Italy,Greece, Bulgaria many choices of places to meet, port from the mainland to turn began to warm after Ma came ive and open attitude” and Spain. but Singapore was best. As a Singapore leaders have the situation around,” Li said. to power in 2008,”Zhang said. toward holding a cross Another 213 fugitives country whose main popula maintained close relations with “It is the last chance for the According to Zhang, Singa Straits leaders’ meeting, were captured in Southeast tion has ancestral homes in KMT. The Singapore meeting pore in some sense is consid Zhang said. Asia. China, Singapore has long both sides over the years and fills a need at the right time.” ered a blessed place. Holding “This time, two leaders Fox Hunt 2015 is an played a positive role, he said. Some media have called the the meeting there is a remind can talk facetoface for the important part of China’s “Singaporean leaders have earned their mutual trust.” meeting a “surprise”,but Zhang er of progress already achieved first time and make a state Skynet operation targeting maintainedcloserelationswith Guanhua, deputy head of the in crossStraits relations, he ment of their positions on suspected economic crimi both sides over the years and Ni Yongjie, deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Institute of Taiwan Studies at said. crossStraits relations. nals, many of them corrupt earned their mutual trust,” he Taiwan Studies CASS, said it was to be expect “We need to consider and Actually, the meeting itself officials. said. ed. dealwithcrossStraitsrelations is a statement,” said Zhu The ministry added that However, Li Jiaquan, former different view, saying he is heading into the home “Actually the meeting is an in a strategic way, with a long Songling, a political science it will continue giving pri director of the Chinese Acade thoughtthechoiceofSingapore stretch, and the Kuomintang is event both sides have hoped for run view. Crossstraits peaceful professor at the Institute of ority to capturing fugi my of Social Sciences’ Institute was merely expedient. facing a landslide defeat. The — and for a long time — since development will not change Taiwan Studies at Beijing tives. of Taiwan Studies, expressed a “Taiwan’s election campaign KMT is determined to win sup relations with the mainland because of the election result.” Union University.