Cross-Strait pact offers no "escape" for Taiwan fugitives in China - official.

Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website

[By Flor Wang]

Taipei, April 28 (CNA) - An agreement signed between Taiwan and China over the weekend to cooperate in fighting crime means China must not reject Taiwan's demands that it extradite major economic criminals wanted by the government, the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Tuesday.

The MAC made the remarks in a statement released Monday evening to refute media speculation that an article in the crime-combating and judicial assistance pact inked by the two sides Sunday might provide an "escape" for some major Taiwanese economic fugitives who take shelter in …