New cross-Strait talks to begin this fall

Mainland-based Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits vice chairman Wang Zaixi says a new round of talks with the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation will begin this fall.

Wang Zaixi says the development of cross-Strait ties have entered a new stage. He says an example is the smooth operation of the cross-Strait weekend charter flights and the opening of Taiwan's tourism market to mainland residents. The two organizations are in close consultations and preparations are underway for their next round of talks in Taipei.

Mainland-based Association for Relations across the Taiwan
Straits vice chairman Wang Zaixi says a new round of talks
with the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation will
begin this fall. (CCTV.com)

Wang Zaixi, Vice Chairman of Associate for Relations across the Taiwan Straits said "I think the new round of talks will be held in this autumn. We still have a lot of preparations to do. It's impossible to finish so much work in a short span of time. But the development of cross-Straits ties is prompting us to speed up. The talks can't be delayed too much. I think the talks should be held in autumn after the Beijing Olympics. The two organizations first sat down for talks in 1992 in Hong Kong. Then we met again in 1993 in Singapore. After more than a decade of no contacts, we resumed talks earlier this year in Beijing. And the new round of talks should be held in Taipei."