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Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of Chinese mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), shake hands after signing the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists' traveling to Taiwan, in Beijing, China, June 13, 2008.   (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan around 9 a.m. Friday.

    The Chinese mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait and the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation on Thursday convened their first talks in nine years to discuss the weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan.

Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) exchanges documents with Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) during a signing ceremony held in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2008.   (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>