The changing relations between Taiwan and the mainland are essential news around here. Improvements in diplomacy seemed to be heading full steam ahead with direct flights to Taiwan, elimination of heavy taxes on items shipped between Taiwan and the mainland and Taiwan even offering to acknowledge the credentials of college graduates educated on the mainland.
Now this: TAIPEI (from Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, a strong advocate of independence from China, was formally arrested on Wednesday over money-laundering allegations he has described as political persecution.
Read the Reuters article HERE.
Here's the mainland government's response: (from China Daily) BEIJING - A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday refuted Taiwan former leader Chen Shui-bian's claims of being persecuted by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China as "a sheer fabrication".
Read the China Daily article HERE.
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