Taiwan

Mainland negotiator concludes Taiwan visit

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-12-22 13:50

TAIPEI - Chinese mainland's top negotiator with Taiwan is to leave the island Wednesday afternoon after a 48-hour visit, which saw the signing of a medical and health care agreement.

Chen Yunlin (L), president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), shakes hands with Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung during a cross-Straits meeting in Taipei Dec 21, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]

Chen Yunlin, president of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrived in Taipei Monday for talks with Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF).

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Chen and Chiang signed a cross-Straits medical and health care cooperation agreement after the talks and reached consensus on an investment protection agreement, expected to be signed next year.

On Tuesday, Chen met with Taiwan authority's mainland affairs chief, Lai Shin-yuan, and exchanged views on the talks and cross-Straits relations.

He visited the Taipei International Flora Expo Wednesday morning.

Chen Yunlin (C), president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (2nd R) visit the Taipei International Flora Expo Dec 22, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]