Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua
Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua
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Beijing’s new Taiwan policies reveal its plans for greater integration

Sonny Lo says Beijing’s latest sweeteners encouraging more Taiwanese to do business on the mainland show it is already thinking past the current pro-independence government in Taipei and expecting a more conciliatory one in the near future

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Sonny Lo
Sonny Lo

Updated: 6:26pm, 14 Mar, 2018

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Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua
Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under China’s State Council, speaks at the opening meeting of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Photo: Xinhua
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