Head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Zhang Zhijun (4th R) meets with Wang Yu-chi (4th L), Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, February 11, 2014. Credit: Reuters/China Daily
China, Taiwan Agree To Open Offices After Historic Talks -- Reuters
(Reuters) - China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as early as possible, though sensitive political issues like a formal peace treaty were not up for discussion.
The talks between Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Minister Wang Yu-chi and China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun, who heads the Taiwan Affairs Office, were the first since the 1949 creation of the People's Republic of China.
They mark a big step towards expanding cross-strait dialogue beyond economic and trade issues.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syrian talks adjourn with discord. Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva.
Third chemical-arms shipment leaves Syria.
Syria conflict: UN concerned over Homs detentions.
Iraq violence: Militants kill 15 soldiers near Mosul.
Iranians rally to mark 35 years of revolution.
Rouhani calls for national unity, healing; says Iran will not relinquish defense capability.
Israeli military hits Gaza in response to rocket.
Yemen rebels oppose six-region federation. Yemen Shiite rebels, southern group slam federation plan.
ASIA
China and Taiwan in first government talks. Taiwan, China talks end cordially, leave door open--Update.
Grenade attack in Pakistani cinema city kills 10.
North and South Korea to hold 'high-level' meeting.
North Korea seen readying nuclear, missile tests.
Thailand in political limbo with vote re-runs seen in April.
Afghan girl has first case of polio in Kabul in 13 years.
US envoy visits Okinawa amid long-running row over military bases.
AFRICA
South Sudan peace talks set to open in Ethiopia.
'Scores killed' in Algeria army plane crash.
UN: C. African Republic likely needs more troops.
Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan and Egypt.
Flooding kills 50 in Burundi after torrential rains.
Mali Red Cross team 'abducted by Islamists'.
African Nations establish council to improve policy implementation.
EUROPE
Cypriot leaders seek settlement 'as soon as possible'.
Ukraine unrest overshadows Lviv 2022 Olympic Games bid.
China bristling, Spain seeks to limit its judges' international rights powers.
Germany warns Switzerland over immigration curb vote.
9 Serbs jailed for Kosovo massacre.
UK floods: Flood-hit areas in for 'long haul', says David Cameron.
Italy, U.S. police crack big mafia drug ring.
US destroyer arrives in Spain for NATO shield.
AMERICAS
Major US winter storm ‘could be biggest of the season’.
US Congress faces scramble to raise debt ceiling.
Obama welcomes France's Hollande for talks at White House.
Mexico finds skeletal remains along US border.
EU agrees to launch negotiations with Cuba.
4 Latin America economic powers sign trade pact.
Honduras suspends eight US consuls.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Video shows U.S. military abduction by Delta Force of Libyan charged in ‘98 Al Qaeda embassy plot: report.
Pakistan Taliban readies 500 female suicide bombers, negotiator says.
Yemen hands 29 Qaeda militants to Saudi Arabia: Website.
U.S. weighs lethal strike against American citizen.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US Fed Chief sees continued cuts in economic stimulus.
OECD admits overstating growth forecasts amid eurozone crisis and global crash.
Barclays to cut up to 12,000 jobs.
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