China Official Visits Taiwan Amid Warming Relations

For the first time ever, China has sent a ministerial-level official to Taiwan, a visit Beijing's state media are calling a "giant leap" for cross-Strait relations.   Zhang Zhijun, who heads China's Taiwan Affairs Office, arrived at Taiwan's main airport Wednesday for the start of a four-day trip to the self-ruled island.   He will meet his Taiwanese counterpart, Wang Yu-chi, who visited Beijing in February and held Taiwan's first political talks with...

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