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China-Taiwan Trade Round Postponed

Over the past 18 months, China and Taiwan have quickly reached agreements on various issues, and created high expectations for peaceful cross-Strait relations. So when Beijing earlier this week unilaterally postponed the fourth round of the unofficial... ...full story at China Journal

from China Journal on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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