Taiwan, China set stage for partial free trade agreement

Taiwan, China set stage for partial free trade agreement

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin, China's top envoy to Taiwan and the head of Beijing's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, attend talks on Taiwan-China economic cooperation on Dec. 22, 2009, in Taichung, Taiwan. Chen held talks with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Pin-kung, as part of a new round of negotiations that have set the stage for a partial free trade agreement between the two sides. (Kyodo)

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