Taipei Times
Date: Aug 19, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA

A senior Chinese official said that China will continue to honor its agreements with Taiwan, but ruled out any new accords unless Beijing’s conditions are met.

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Zhang Zhijun (張志軍) arrived in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday for a meeting with the heads of nine Taiwanese business associations in Zhejiang Province.

At the meeting, Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland executive vice president Hsieh Chih-tung (謝智通) told Zhang about the difficulties facing Taiwanese businesses that specialize in machinery, equipment and other fields, and expressed concern that China would reduce its preferential policies for Taiwanese businesses.

Zhang said that although talks between Taipei and Beijing have been suspended since January, Taiwanese businesses need not worry, because China will keep its promises and continue to honor the 23 agreements that the two sides have signed since 2008, according to people who attended the meeting.     [FULL  STORY]