In one of his most significant policy addresses to date, Ma Ying-jeou, president of Taiwan, hailed his country's new Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China. Signed Tuesday, the ECFA is the most significant manifestation of a thaw in bilateral ties between Taipei and Beijing.
This improvement in cross-strait relations has included 12 new economic and social agreements, regular talks between Taipei and Beijing, numerous direct commercial flights between the countries and the travel of more than 600,000 tourists from mainland China to Taiwan in 2009.
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