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Deal sealed on liaison offices, charter flights

UNEXPECTED BENEFIT? News of an agreement to open representative offices in each other's capitals came as a surprise because the topic was not on the official agenda

AGENCIES , Beijing

Lin said the KMT must tell the public how they plan to ensure the interest of the people of Taiwan and dignity of the country if both sides are to establish a representative office.

The DPP caucus criticized China for “faking peace,” noting that Chinese missiles remain aimed at Taiwan.

“They will try to stab you in the back while smiling at you. This is what they are,” DPP caucus whip William Lai (賴清德) told a press conference. “Our new government tried to please China by downgrading ourselves. This is not ‘negotiation.’ This is surrendering.’”

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHIH HSIU-CHUAN, KO SHU-LING AND JIMMY CHUANG

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