Cross-Strait Talks to begin next Monday

The fourth round of Cross-Strait Talks is set to open next Monday. A central government spokeswoman says the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, or ECFA, will be the key issue for both Mainland and Taiwan delegates during the talks.

At a press conference held in Beijing, spokeswoman Fan Liqing said the Mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) president Chen Yunlin and Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) chairman Chiang Pin-Kung will meet in Taichung City from 21st to 25th. They will exchange views on ECFA.

Spokeswoman Fan Liqing said, "It would be an important opportunity for both sides to initiate a formal negotiation within the two organizations."

Fan said the ECFA aims to benefit the economy and livelihoods of people on both sides as well as Cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation.

The fourth round of Cross-Strait Talks is set to open next Monday. A  central government spokeswoman says the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation  Framework Agreement, or ECFA, will be the key issue for both Mainland  and Taiwan delegates during the talks.