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| China invites Taiwan to key talks | China invites Taiwan to key talks |
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| China has invited Taiwan to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade in a further show of warming relations. | China has invited Taiwan to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade in a further show of warming relations. |
| China invited a delegation from the Taiwanese organisation that deals with bilateral relations to attend talks in Beijing as early as 11 June. | China invited a delegation from the Taiwanese organisation that deals with bilateral relations to attend talks in Beijing as early as 11 June. |
| The talks will focus on tourism and direct charter flights. | The talks will focus on tourism and direct charter flights. |
| On Wednesday, the head of Taiwan's ruling party held a landmark meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | On Wednesday, the head of Taiwan's ruling party held a landmark meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. |
| Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's meeting with Mr Hu was the highest-level encounter since the two sides split in 1949. | |
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| Beijing has now issued an invitation to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, proposing the talks with China's counterpart, the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait. | |
| Talks had been suspended for a decade but the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's president in March has brought a thaw in relations. | |
| Chinese state media Xinhua said the talks from 11-14 June would cover the issue of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan and the establishment of direct regular charter flights. | |
| "We hope the talks will make progress on the two issues to meet the expectations of people from both sides of the Strait," Xinhua quoted the letter as saying. |