Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, center, shares a moment with U.S. de facto embassy head, Stephen Young, left, and Taiwan American Chamber of Commerce head Alan Eusdent after speaking to American Chamber of Commerce members about the warming of relations with rival China, Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. In a report to China's annual legislative session's opening ceremony Thursday, Premier Wen Jiabao hailed a significant improvement in ties and a major reduction in tensions over the past year between China and the self-governing island of Taiwan that Beijing claims as Chinese territory. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, center, shares a moment with U.S. de facto embassy head, Stephen Young, left, and Taiwan American Chamber of Commerce head Alan Eusdent after speaking to American Chamber of Commerce members about the warming of relations with rival China, Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. In a report to China's annual legislative session's opening ceremony Thursday, Premier Wen Jiabao hailed a significant improvement in ties and a major reduction in tensions over the past year between China and the self-governing island of Taiwan that Beijing claims as Chinese territory.

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