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Think tank urges US to strengthen Taiwan relations

Wednesday, 23 December 2009 08:12 Taipei Times

A Washington think tank is advising US President Barack Obama to foster closer diplomatic, defense and economic relations with Taiwan to offset China’s “potentially coercive” embrace.

In an eight-page policy brief, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) concludes that US cross-strait policy remains based on a “tangled and complex web of decades-old doctrine, law and joint statements.”

CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: SEF, ARATS ink three pacts, drop one

Wednesday, 23 December 2009 08:00 Taipei Times

A demonstrator holds up a burning Chinese flag in protest against the cross-strait talks being held at the Windsor Hotel in Taichung yesterday. Negotiators from China and Taiwan met for the fourth round of trade talks and signed three pacts.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Taipei and Beijing yesterday signed three agreements and agreed to place the economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) on the agenda at the next round of cross-strait talks next year.

The deals signed yesterday — on the fishing industry, quality checks of agricultural products, and standardizing inspections and certification — bring to 12 the number of pacts inked by the two sides since President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) assumed power in Taiwan in May last year.

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Newsflash

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said that China started testing its proposed M503 flight route at 11am yesterday, adding that Beijing had informed Taiwan about the test in advance, while the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said they were closely monitoring the situation.

The test was carried out by Chinese aircraft following the route to test the accuracy of guidance given by navigational facilities, it added.