Diplomat named to head Taiwan office
The executive vice-foreign minister and former ambassador to Japan will now head the mainland's top government body on cross-Taiwan Straits policy.
Wang Yi, 55, replaces Chen Yunlin, 66, as minister of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, the State Council, the country's cabinet, announced yesterday.
Experts see the move as a sign of Beijing's sincerity to establish stronger ties with Taiwan.
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