Government and Policy
Shanghai mayor visits Taiwan; memo expected
By Zuo Likun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-06 11:35
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Shanghai mayor Han Zheng kicks off his closely-watched Taiwan visit on Tuesday morning, a first among the mainland's four central municipal governors, and is expected to secure a cooperation memo that is set to shore up the ongoing talks on cross-Straits economic pact, Huanqiu.com reported.
Han arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport around 11 am Tuesday morning to start his four-day itinerary on the island that is laced with meetings with local officials.
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The Chinese mainland and Taiwan has of late beefed up their negotiations for the long-awaited Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), in an attempt to normalize the cross-Straits economic ties and bring the two economies closer.
