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China and Taiwan held their first government-to-government talks since they split 65 years ago after a brutal civil war – a symbolic yet historic move between the former bitter rivals, AFP news agency reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wang Yu-chi, who oversees Taiwan’s China policy, arrived in Nanjing on Tuesday for a meeting with his Beijing counterpart Zhang Zhijun on the first day of a four-day trip, a Taiwanese official said.<\/p>\n

“That we can sit here today, formally getting together, formally holding meetings, together exploring issues that people on both sides of the strait care about – this represents a new chapter for cross-strait relations, and is a day worth recording,” Wang said in initial remarks, AFP reported based on a statement.<\/p>\n

Wang said he hoped Zhang could visit Taiwan “in the foreseeable future”.<\/p>\n

Taiwan is likely to focus on reaping practical outcomes from the discussions, such as securing economic benefits or security assurances, while China has one eye on long-term integration of the island, analysts say.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s meeting is the fruit of years of efforts to improve relations.<\/p>\n

But Beijing’s communist authorities still aim to reunite all of China under their rule, and view Taiwan as a rebel region awaiting reunification with the mainland.<\/p>\n

“For us to simply sit at the same table, sit down to discuss issues, is already not an easy thing,” Wang said.<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanjing was China’s capital when it was ruled by Wang’s Kuomintang, or Nationalist, party in the first half of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

When they lost China’s civil war to Mao Zedong’s communists in 1949, two million supporters of the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The island and the mainland have been governed separately ever since, both claiming to be the true government of China and only re-establishing contact in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Over the decades Taiwan has become increasingly isolated diplomatically, losing the Chinese seat at the UN in 1971 and seeing the number of countries recognising it steadily decrease.<\/p>\n

However, its military is supplied by the United States and has enjoyed a long economic boom.
\nChina analyst Andrew Leung said the talks were “by no means” aimed at unification.<\/p>\n

“Most of the Taiwanese people want status quo and China knows that time is on her side. So China’s in no hurry.”<\/p>\n

“Most Taiwanese do not want to provoke China and all they want is for Taiwan businesses to grow.<\/p>\n

There’s this very strong demand for closer ties with the mainland. Not for immediate unification, but for much closer ties.<\/p>\n

“The closer the two sides are tied together, the better it is for Beijing…the better it is also for Taiwan economically.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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