Taipei Times - archives

Taipei Times - archives

http://help.funp.com/lib/exe/fetch.php/funp/tools/tools_postbtn_script.png?cache=cacheWhen China addressed the arms sales issue, it went as far as to reprimand the US, but said nothing of whether Taiwan was in the wrong for its involvement, preferring not to complicate the issue. This is an example of how China has tried to divorce economic considerations from politics in its dealings with Taiwan to speed up the process. This seems to indicate that China will strive to put politics on the back burner for the duration of the talks, and make sure nothing gets in the way. For this reason, it seems likely that an ECFA will be signed in the first half of this year.