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Beijing and Taiwan Try their Hand at Détente By Sandra Schulz Beijing and Taipei are on a conciliatory path these days. The Communist Party in China has desisted with its military threats and the small island has stopped pushing as vociferously for independence. Direct flights have also been reestablished between the mainland and Taiwan. Both sides seem to be experiencing change through rapprochement. Fan Guishan's voice is booming. The sky above Taipei may be overcast, the Chinese man bellows, but his heart is full of sunshine. Fan sees no reason to keep his voice down right now. He's here leading an important delegation, and he wants to speak in great sentences on this great day. "We will fulfill our long-held dream," he cries to the others assembled in the ballroom. "Chinese tourists will come to Taiwan!" Everyone... [read full story]
