Chinese mainland and Taiwan have agreed to have more cross-Straits flights during the upcoming Spring Festival period.
The Chinese mainland Wednesday reiterated the importance of upholding the "1992 Consensus" - which stresses adherence to the one-China principle - in handling cross-Strait relations.
Tariffs on 539 Taiwan goods will be reduced from Jan 1, 2011, said Yang Yi, State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman, at a regular press conference.
First Commerical is among those who signed agreements
Chinese mainland's top negotiator with Taiwan is to leave the island Wednesday afternoon after a 48-hour visit, which saw the signing of a medical and health care agreement.
A deal signed Tuesday on medical cooperation and discussed investment protection between mainland and Taiwan caps a year of unprecedented progress in bilateral ties.
Chinese mainland and Taiwan negotiators signed a medical and health care cooperation agreement in Taipei Tuesday afternoon.
Taiwan's top negotiator on cross-Straits affairs Chiang Pin-kung said Tuesday the medical and health cooperation agreement, expected to be signed this afternoon, will be a key part of the "safety net" between the island and the mainland.
Chen Yunlin (R), president of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, shakes hands with Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, during a welcome ceremony before cross-Strait meetings in Taipei on Dec 20, 2010.
Chinese mainland's negotiator on cross-Straits ties Chen Yunlin started talks with his Taiwan counterpart Chiang Pin-kung on Tuesday morning in Taipei.
A delegation headed by the Chinese mainland's chief negotiator on cross-Straits affairs Chen Yunlin arrived in Taipei Monday for a new round of talks with Taiwan, at which the two sides are expected to reach a medical and health cooperation agreement.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has recently ratified the opening of five branches of five Taiwan-based commercial banks on the Chinese mainland, said a CBRC official Friday in Beijing.