China confident envoy will be safe in Taiwan

China said Wednesday it is confident Taiwan will ensure the safety of a top envoy during an upcoming trip to the island, two weeks after another envoy was thrown to the ground in a scuffle with pro-independence protesters. Chen Yunlin, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, will be the most senior Chinese envoy to visit Taiwan for bilateral talks since the two sides split in 1949. He is scheduled to make a five-day visit to Taiwan beginning Monday. Chen's visit comes two weeks after his deputy, Zhang Mingqing, was attacked by... [read full story]                    

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