South China Morning Post
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How Taiwan’s Apec attendance could test Beijing’s cross-strait pragmatism
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Taiwan will send its top trade negotiator to an Apec ministerial meeting in mainland China next week, marking a rare official contact between the two sides since 2016, suggesting both aim to maintain pragmatic engagement within the regional forum despite escalating tensions.
How Taiwan’s Apec attendance could test Beijing’s cross-strait pragmatism
Taiwan will send its top trade negotiator to next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) ministerial meeting in mainland China – a rare occurrence since the two sides cut off official communication in 2016.
Analysts said the move suggested both sides were still trying to preserve a workable status quo within the regional forum despite worsening cross-strait tensions.
The Apec trade ministers’ meeting will be held in Suzhou, a city in Jiangsu province, between May 22 and 23. Yang Jen-ni,
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