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Taiwan's chief negotiator with China Koo Chen-fu dies

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Business tycoon Koo Chen-fu (file photo), Taiwan's top negotiator with China, died of cancer in Taipei on Jan. 3 at the age of 87, his doctor said. Koo had served since 1990 as chairman of the quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation that spearheaded the delicate task of direct and informal talks with China.

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Taiwan's Chiang in interview

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, emphasizes the importance of Japan and China cooperatively contributing to the stability and prosperity of Asia as leaders during an interview with Kyodo News in Taipei in October 2014.

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Taiwan, China to share weather, quake data

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Deming (L), head of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Lin Join-sane, head of Taiwan's semiofficial Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands in Taipei on Feb. 27, 2014. They signing of deals on sharing weather data will allow both sides instant access to weather data of the Taiwan Strait and neighboring areas to better forecast the weather.

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China, Taiwan ink pact on trade in services

SHANGHAI, China - Lin Join-sane (L), chairman of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation that handles negotiations with China in the absence of formal ties, shakes hands with Chen Deming, chairman of SEF's counterpart in China, after signing an agreement on trade in services in Shanghai on June 21, 2013.

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Taiwan, China sign investment, customs pacts

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (R front), chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin (L front), chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, hold documents after signing two trade agreements in Taipei on Aug. 9, 2012. Taiwan and China signed agreements on investment protection and customs cooperation under the framework of a landmark economic cooperation pact concluded in June 2010.

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China, Taiwan sign nuclear power safety pact

TIANJIN, China - Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands in Tianjin, China, on Oct. 20, 2011, after signing an agreement to cooperate on nuclear power safety.

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China, Taiwan sign nuclear power safety pact

TIANJIN, China - Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands in Tianjin, China, on Oct. 20, 2011, at the outset of a meeting. China and Taiwan signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear power safety.

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L, front), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin (R, front), head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, raise their glasses during a signing ceremony in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010, after the two sides signed a landmark free trade agreement.

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, hold up documents on a free trade agreement during a signing ceremony in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010. The two sides signed a landmark free trade agreement that promises to exert a profound influence on the cross-strait relationship.

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, shake hands after signing a free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010.

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Taiwan, China delegations meet over trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung, head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, attends a meeting with his Chinese counterpart over a signing of a limited free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010.

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Taiwan, China delegations meet over trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, shakes hands with Chiang Pin-kung, head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, during a meeting over a signing of a limited free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010.

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Taiwan, China set stage for partial FTA

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (R), Taiwan's top envoy to China, and his Chinese counterpart Chen Yunlin shake hands after exchanging a document containing three trade accords in Taichung, Taiwan, on Dec. 22, 2009. Chiang, who heads the Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen, who heads the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, reached the agreements setting the stage for a landmark partial free trade pact.

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Taiwan, China set stage for partial FTA

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (R), Taiwan's top envoy to China, and his Chinese counterpart Chen Yunlin raise their glasses after exchanging a document containing three trade accords in Taichung, Taiwan, on Dec. 22, 2009. Chiang, who heads the Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen, who heads the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, reached the agreements setting the stage for a landmark partial free trade pact.

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Taiwan, China set stage for partial FTA

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (C, R), Taiwan's top envoy to China, and his Chinese counterpart Chen Yunlin shake hands after exchanging a document containing three trade accords in Taichung, Taiwan, on Dec. 22, 2009. Chiang, who heads the Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen, who heads the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, reached the agreements setting the stage for a landmark partial free trade pact.

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Taiwan, China set stage for partial free trade agreement

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

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Taiwan, China set stage for partial free trade agreement

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (L), the head of Taipei's Straits Exchange Foundation, welcomes China's Chen Yunlin, the head of Beijing's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits in Taichung, Taiwan, ahead of their talks on economic cooperation.

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Taiwan, China top envoys meet

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (R), Taiwan's top envoy to China and the head of Taipei's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, China's top envoy to Taiwan and the head of Beijing's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, shake hands during a meeting on economic cooperation on Dec. 22, 2009, in Taichung, Taiwan.

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China trade envoy arrives in Taiwan

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (C, R), head of the Chinese Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, shakes hands with Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of the Straits Exchange Foundation of Taiwan, during a ceremony in Taichung on Dec. 21, 2009. Chen arrived in the city for bilateral trade talks.

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China trade envoy arrives in Taiwan

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (R), head of the Chinese Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, speaks during a ceremony after arriving in Taichung on Dec. 21, 2009, for bilateral trade talks with Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of the Straits Exchange Foundation of Taiwan.

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Taiwan's top China envoy tenders resignation

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top envoy to China Chiang Pin-kung (in this file photo) said May 6 that he wants to quit his post as chief of the semigovernmental agency Straits Exchange Foundation.

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, holds talks with Chen Yunlin (back to camera in front L), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, in Nanjing, China, on April 26.

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (L), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, hold documents inked by them in Nanjing, China, on April 26. The two sides agreed on regularly scheduled flights across the Taiwan Strait, financial services and cooperation in fighting crime.

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, holds talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (back to camera in front R), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, in Nanjing, China, on April 26.

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (L), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands before their talks in Nanjing, China, on April 26.

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Taiwan, China envoys meet for business talks

SHENZHEN, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, Taiwan's semiofficial agency handling relations with Beijing, talks with Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, at a hotel in Shenzen on Jan. 7.

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China envoy wraps up historic Taiwan visit

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (L), director of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, wave at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 7 as Chen's delegation wrapped up a five-day trip to Taiwan.

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Taiwan, China ink pacts on economic links

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (L), director of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, exchange documents on economic ties after their talks at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 4.

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China, Taiwan negotiators begin 2nd round of formal talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (L), chairman of China's Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 3 before their talks.

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Chinese delegation arrives in Taiwan for historic talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (L), China's top envoy for Taiwan, and Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) toast during a dinner in Taipei on Nov. 3. Earlier in the day, the highest-level Chinese delegation led by Chen to visit Taiwan in nearly 60 years arrived in Taipei for landmark talks amid a mixed reception ranging from fanfare to protests.

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China, Taiwan sign landmark pacts on direct flights, tourism

BEIJING, China - Chen Yunlin (L), director of China's Association for Relations Across the Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, raise their glasses at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 13 after signing historic pacts on expanding direct charter flights and tourism links between the two.

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China, Taiwan hold official talks on bilateral ties

BEIJING, China - Chen Yunlin (2nd from R), who directs China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, speaks during a meeting with a Taiwanese delegation led by his counterpart Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 12.

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China-Taiwan working-level meeting held in Beijing

Jan Jih-horng (L), deputy secretary general of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), shakes hands with Li Yafei, deputy secretary general of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), on June 28 in Beijing before discussing a planned visit to Taiwan by ARATS chief Wang Daohan.

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Taiwan's top cross-strait negotiator

Katherine Chang, the new head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, talks to reporters in Taipei on March 27, 2018. Chang took the leadership of the quasi-official body in charge of negotiating with China the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L, front), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin (R, front), head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, raise their glasses during a signing ceremony in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010, after the two sides signed a landmark free trade agreement. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, shake hands after signing a free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan, China sign crucial free trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung (L), head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, hold up documents on a free trade agreement during a signing ceremony in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010. The two sides signed a landmark free trade agreement that promises to exert a profound influence on the cross-strait relationship. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan, China delegations meet over trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), head of China's Association for Relations Across the Strait, shakes hands with Chiang Pin-kung, head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, during a meeting over a signing of a limited free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan, China delegations meet over trade deal

CHONGQING, China - Chiang Pin-kung, head of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, attends a meeting with his Chinese counterpart over a signing of a limited free trade agreement in Chongqing, China, on June 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Chinese President Hu meets with Taiwan's chief negotiator

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 13. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan sign landmark pacts on direct flights, tourism

BEIJING, China - Chen Yunlin (L), director of China's Association for Relations Across the Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, raise their glasses at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 13 after signing historic pacts on expanding direct charter flights and tourism links between the two. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan sign landmark pacts on direct flights, tourism

BEIJING, China - Chiang Pin-kun (L), chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin, director of China's Association for Relations Across the Straits, shake hands at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 13 after signing historic pacts on expanding direct charter flights and tourism links. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan hold official talks on bilateral ties

BEIJING, China - Chen Yunlin (2nd from R), who directs China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, speaks during a meeting with a Taiwanese delegation led by his counterpart Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 12. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan delegation arrives in China for historic talks

BEIJING, China - Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's semi-official Straits Exchange Foundation, waves as he and his wife Chen Mei Fuey arrive at Beijing airport on June 11. The delegation, led by Chiang, will hold historic talks with China on establishing direct flights and tourism links. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan's top China envoy tenders resignation

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top envoy to China Chiang Pin-kung (in this file photo) said May 6 that he wants to quit his post as chief of the semigovernmental agency Straits Exchange Foundation. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, holds talks with Chen Yunlin (back to camera in front L), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, in Nanjing, China, on April 26. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (L), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, hold documents inked by them in Nanjing, China, on April 26. The two sides agreed on regularly scheduled flights across the Taiwan Strait, financial services and cooperation in fighting crime. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (L), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, shake hands before their talks in Nanjing, China, on April 26. (Kyodo)

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China, Taiwan ink accords on regular flights, financial services

NANJING, China - Chen Yunlin (R), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, holds talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (back to camera in front R), chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, in Nanjing, China, on April 26. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan president-elect announces key Cabinet posts

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's President-elect Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a news conference in Taipei on April 14. Ma said he has appointed Liu Chao-Shiuan, president of Soochow University in Taipei, as premier, while Chiang Ping-kun, vice chairman of Ma's Nationalist Party (KMT), will become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation. (Kyodo)