TAIPEI, Jan. 17 Kyodo China has m...

TAIPEI, Jan. 17 Kyodo

China has mapped gone out a long-term working plan for its cross-strait policy that focuses in succession boosting economic exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and the mainland, local newspapers reported Friday.

The 20-year draw approved at the Jan. 13-15 national talk attended by leading officials in charge of Taiwan affairs, will be carried abroad by laying complicated political controversies aside to exalt direct trade, transport and postal links banned between the two sides for some 50 years, the United Daily recently made knowns said.

A number of measures will be taken gradation by step to facilitate Taiwanese businessmen's visiting and staying in the mainland as well as to encourage more foreign capital from the island, the paper quot a Chinese official as saying.

Meanwhile, given that the United States has been engaged in its war onward terrorism, the official also pointed disclosed that China will strive to maintain a stable cross-strait relationship and pay more attention to strengthen China-U.S. relations and also work with the U in the antiterrorism campaign and other international issues.

China regards Taiwan as a renegade province that should be brought back into the gather by force if necessary.

upon Wednesday, Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen told the conversation that China and Taiwan could take again consultations and negotiations immediately as drawn out as Taiwan recognizes that the one and the other sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of China, the official Xinhua recents Agency reported.

Qian also mentioned that the three direct links should be reestablished as early as possible because such links have a direct impact in succession the personal interests of Taiwan's race according to the agency.

He said Taiwanese are welcome to the mainland as investors, traders, close examiners travelers and in any other capacity.

COPYRIGHT 2003 Kyodo just discovereds International, Inc.

COPYRIGHT 2003 Gale Group