兩岸關係初暖 貿易促雙贏
The largest ever mainland Chinese buying mission to Taiwan has signed contracts worth $281 million, and up to nine other similar groups are on the way, the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency reported, in a sign that a political thaw between the rivals is leading to a rapid economic pay-off for Taiwan.
中國官方的新華社報導，中國大陸向臺灣派出的有史以來最大規模的採購團共簽署了價值2.81億美元的協議，還有多達9個類似的採購團即將前往臺灣。這一跡象顯示出，兩岸政治關係的解凍正迅速給臺灣帶來經濟回報。
While the mission from China's southern Guangxi province was wrapping up deals in Taiwan - everything from electronics to leather goods and agricultural produce - a high-level delegation from Taiwan signed cooperative agreements on the mainland on Thursday worth 38.3 billion yuan ($5.6 billion), Xinhua said.
新華社說，就在廣西壯族自治區的代表團在臺灣採購電子產品、皮革製品和農產品等多種商品之時，來自臺灣的高級別代表團週四也在大陸簽署了價值人民幣383億元（56億美元）的合作協議。
The Taiwan delegation, headed by the chairman of the island's ruling Kuomintang party, Wu Poh-hsiung, signed the agreements with Chongqing municipality in western China. Xinhua said that of the total, CHY25.3 billion, was related to financial services, an area targeted by both sides for expansion to facilitate greater trade and investment.
由國民黨主席吳伯雄率領的臺灣代表團同位於中國西部的直轄市重慶簽署了上述協議。新華社說，有253億元的協議同金融服務有關，這也是雙方爲促進貿易和投資而重點發展的一個領域。
Ties between Taiwan and China have improved rapidly since Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May 2008, pledging to set aside longstanding political disputes and enhance exchanges.
自臺灣總統馬英九2008年5月就任以來，臺灣與大陸的聯繫迅速增加。馬英九曾承諾擱置長期的政治糾紛，增進兩岸交流。
The two sides have agreed to establish the first regular two-way air and shipping traffic in six decades. Last month, they reached agreement in principle to end a ban on investment from China to Taiwan, and to further open financial services.
雙方同意恢復兩岸間中斷了60年的空中和海上定期直航。上個月，雙方達成原則協議，取消了大陸到臺灣投資的禁令，並進一步開放金融服務業。
Taiwan will begin accepting applications from Chinese firms to invest in local companies in early July, and plans to allow Chinese investment in up to 101 sectors in manufacturing, services and public construction, according to an Investment Commission draft proposal seen by Dow Jones Newswires.
根據道瓊斯通訊社看到的臺灣投資審議委員會(Investment Commission)一份計劃草案，臺灣將從7月初開始接受大陸企業投資本地企業的申請，並計劃允許大陸投資製造、服務和公共建設等最多101個行業。
