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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 4

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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Youths from China's Taiwan hail Straits Forum as important platform for exchanges

STORY: Youths from China's Taiwan hail Straits Forum as important platform for exchanges SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU HENG, Taiwan youth 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG LIANG HSUN, Taiwan youth STORYLINE: The main conference of the 16th Straits Forum commenced on Saturday in the coastal city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province. The 2024 forum, with the theme of expanding people-to-people exchanges and deepening integration and development, has attracted approximately 7,000 participants from the island, including representatives from political parties, industries, and social organizations. Youths from China's Taiwan have stressed the importance of the forum, saying it boosts exchanges. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU HENG, Taiwan youth "The Straits Forum is a very important platform for cross-Strait exchanges. We often say that the mainland and Taiwan m

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CHINA-FUJIAN-WANG HUNING-16TH STRAITS FORUM (CN)

(240615) -- XIAMEN, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with representatives of the guests from Taiwan prior to the main meeting of the 16th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 15, 2024. Wang addressed the main meeting of the forum here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shen Hong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-WANG HUNING-16TH STRAITS FORUM (CN)

(240615) -- XIAMEN, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with representatives of the guests from Taiwan prior to the main meeting of the 16th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 15, 2024. Wang addressed the main meeting of the forum here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-STRAITS YOUTH FORUM (CN)

(240615) -- XIAMEN, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people from China's Taiwan region attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd Straits Youth Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 14, 2024. The 22nd Straits Youth Forum kicked off Friday in Xiamen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-STRAITS YOUTH FORUM (CN)

(240615) -- XIAMEN, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Young people from China's Taiwan region attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd Straits Youth Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 14, 2024. The 22nd Straits Youth Forum kicked off Friday in Xiamen. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-STRAITS YOUTH DAY (CN)

(230810) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows a meeting of the 11th Straits Youth Day in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Over 1,000 guests and youth representatives on Thursday participated in the event, a platform of communication and interaction for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-STRAITS YOUTH DAY (CN)

(230810) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two youth representatives walk past a logo of the 11th Straits Youth Day in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 10, 2023. Over 1,000 guests and youth representatives on Thursday participated in the event, a platform of communication and interaction for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-STRAITS YOUTH DAY (CN)

(230810) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait sing the theme song of a meeting of the 11th Straits Youth Day in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 10, 2023. Over 1,000 guests and youth representatives on Thursday participated in the event, a platform of communication and interaction for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-WANG HUNING-INSPECTION(CN)

(230617) -- XIAMEN, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits Taiwan students studying at Xiamen University in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The 15th Straits Forum was held in Xiamen on Saturday. Wang read out a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, and addressed the main conference of the forum. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-STRAITS FORUM(CN)

(230617) -- XIAMEN, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists from Chinese mainland and Taiwan perform during the 15th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 17, 2023. The 15th Straits Forum kicked off in Xiamen Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-STRAITS FORUM(CN)

(230617) -- XIAMEN, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pianists from Chinese mainland and Taiwan perform during the 15th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 17, 2023. The 15th Straits Forum kicked off in Xiamen Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-WANG HUNING-STRAITS FORUM (CN)

(230617) -- XIAMEN, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with representatives of the guests from Taiwan prior to the main conference of the 15th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 17, 2023. Wang read out a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, and addressed the main conference. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-STRAITS FORUM(CN)

(230617) -- XIAMEN, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Singers from Chinese mainland and Taiwan perform during the 15th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 17, 2023. The 15th Straits Forum kicked off in Xiamen Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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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 - 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.

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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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Taichung tense as China trade envoy arrives

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Officers secure a road near the venue for Taiwan-China trade talks in Taichung on Dec. 21, 2009. Chen Yunlin, China's top trade envoy who heads the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, arrived in the city the same day.

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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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Taiwanese president, top Chinese envoy meet in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan -Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (on the rostrum) delivers a speech in Taipei on Nov. 6 before Chen Yunlin (far R on L side), who directs Beijing's semi-official Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and others. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Taiwanese president, top Chinese envoy meet in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (R) offers a present to Chen Yunlin (L), who directs Beijing's semi-official Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, in Taipei on Nov. 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Taiwanese president, top Chinese envoy meet in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Yunlin (L), who directs Beijing's semi-official Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, presents Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (R) with a picture of a horse in Taipei on Nov. 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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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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Chinese delegation visits Taiwan for historic talks

BEIJING, China - Chen Yunlin (L), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, is seen off by Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at Beijing airport on Nov. 3 before his delegation leaves for Taipei for landmark talks.