Taiwan and China sign landmark trade pact

demoleft

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Tue Jun-29-10 02:07 AM
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Taiwan and China sign landmark trade pact

Source: bbc

China and Taiwan have signed a historic trade pact, seen as the most significant agreement since civil war split the two governments 60 years ago.

The Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA) removes tariffs on hundreds of products.
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Correspondents say that, economically, the deal favours Taiwan but that Beijing hopes for political gains in its long-standing unification campaign.
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Taiwanese critics say the deal could leave the island's economy vulnerable to a flood of cheap imports.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10442557.stm

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Tue Jun-29-10 08:45 AM
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1. Important step to reunification.

That's why the Taiwan separatists oppose it.

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