China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader
China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader
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Following a visit by Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun, China announced it will resume some ties with Taiwan that were previously suspended. These include direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products. The announcement came after a meeting between Cheng and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they discussed peace. China's Taiwan Work Office stated it would explore a communication mechanism between the Communist Party and the KMT. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council criticized the move, calling it a "political transaction" that bypasses the Taiwanese government. Relations between China and Taiwan have been strained since 2016, with China increasing military activity near the island.
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AI-ExtractedBeijing cut off most of its official dialogue with Taiwan’s government after the election of Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.
The measures announced were “political transactions” between the two parties that circumvented the government of Taiwan.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and hasn’t ruled out the use of force to annex it.
The Taiwan Work Office said it would explore setting up a communication mechanism between the Communist Party and Taiwan’s Kuomingtang Party.
China said it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan following a visit by the opposition leader.
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