Taipei Times
Date: May 16, 2015
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  Staff reporter

The latest round of cross-strait talks is to be held on May 23 in Kinmen, with the issue of Taiwan’s intention to join the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to be discussed, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) spokesperson Wu Mei-hung (吳美紅) said yesterday.

Wu said that both sides have agreed to add the issue of Taiwan’s participation in the nascent multilateral lender to the agenda of the meeting, which was originally scheduled for early February, between council Minister Andrew Hsia (夏立言) and Chinese Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Zhang Zhijun (張志軍).     [FULL  STORY]