Taiwan welcomes Clinton’s cross-strait remarks

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lauding the progress of cross-strait relations and the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement ( ECFA).

“We thank the U.S. for its unflagging support of Taiwan and continued interest in cross-strait relations,” the MOFA said Jan. 17 in response to Clinton’s speech at the U.S. State Department last week.

Clinton said the U.S. was encouraged by expanding cross-strait dialogue and joint economic initiatives such as the ECFA, and urged both sides to continue strengthening bilateral relations.

“In the period ahead, we seek to encourage and see more dialogue and exchanges between the two sides, as well as reduced military tensions and deployments,” she said.

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