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COPYRIGHT 2004 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd
TAIPEI, March 26 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday that unifying Taiwan, stabilizing cross-Taiwan Strait relations, promoting constitutional reform and reinvigorating the economy will top his work agenda for the coming four years.
Chen made the remarks while meeting with a group of business executives, human rights activists and aboriginal representatives at the Presidential Office to exchange views on his administration's plans.
First of all, Chen said, he will begin mending relations with mainland China, a task that he said will be easier in a second term unencumbered by re-election pressures.
As the first step in honoring this campaign promise, Chen said he will meet with Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh Friday to discuss the formation of a special task force to mull feasible measures to improve cross-strait relations.
This task force will be composed of government officials, academics and business executives, Chen said, adding that the...
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