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China is set to resume direct flights to more Taiwanese cities. Imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products will also restart. These moves follow talks between Chinese and Taiwanese leaders. Beijing aims to establish a communication mechanism with Taiwan's kuomintang party. Trade restrictions are being eased. Infrastructure proposals are also being advanced.

China's President Xi Jinping met Taiwan's opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, Chinese state media said. The KMT leader also travelled to the eastern city of Nanjing where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.

Did Netaji take part in the Chinese Liberation Movement against kuomintang forces?

Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) on Friday raised concerns over the hardship being faced by tribals in remote areas of Tripura.

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Did Netaji take part in the Chinese Liberation Movement against kuomintang forces?

Protests outside Taiwan's parliament criticized government oversight backed by opposition parties. President Lai Ching-te faced accusations of undermining democracy, sparking tensions with the ruling party. The fractured legislature debated reforms proposed by the kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party. Key issues included parliamentary reforms, contempt of parliament, and defining false statements.

BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao, will meet with KMT Chairman, Lien Chan, to ease tensions.

Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament approved Tuesday a pay increase for military service members, in a bid to address a manpower shortage and retain soldiers in the face of Chinese military pressure. The main opposition kuomintang (KMT) party and Taiwan People's Party passed amendments to an armed forces pay act granting volunteer service members an additional monthly allowance of NT$30,000 (US$1,000).

Fighting erupted inside and outside of Taiwan's parliament again on Friday over the disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a top government watchdog post, which the main opposition party has labelled cronyism.

Taiwan's government believes China is likely to put pressure on its incoming president after the island goes to the polls on Saturday, including staging military manoeuvres near the island this spring, two senior government officials said. No matter which candidate wins the election, Beijing's military and economic pressure on Taiwan's next leader is likely to increase, said the Taiwanese officials who briefed reporters on condition they not be named. Taiwan goes to the polls to elect a new president and parliament under the shadow of an increasingly assertive China which has called the vote a choice between "peace and war".

Taiwan's defense ministry has warned of a potential escalation in military tensions after reporting renewed Chinese military activity, including fighter jets crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has been increasing military pressure on the island. The ministry spotted 12 Chinese military aircraft in its air defense identification zone, with seven crossing the median line.