Taiwan president to meet top China negotiator

By Ralph Jennings and Miao Jung Lin TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's top negotiator on Taiwan will meet the island's president for the first time, a Taipei official said on Thursday, in what would be a further sign of improved relations between the diplomatic rivals. Taiwan's chief negotiator with China Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman P.K. Chiang speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei October 9, 2008. China's top negotiator on Taiwan Chen Yunlin will meet Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou for the first time, Chiang said on Thursday. (REUTERS/Nicky Loh) The two sides will also sign deals on regular flights and direct cargo shipments, P.K. Chiang, Taiwan's top negotiator on China policy, told Reuters. Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, would meet President Ma Ying-jeou in... [read full story]