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Mainland continues preferential policies for HK and Macao residents

The Chinese mainland is considering a series of new preferential policies for Hong Kong and Macao residents, according to an official with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council Wednesday.

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McDonald's to open 2,000 more China stores by end-2022

McDonald'sCorp(MCD.N)willincreaseitsnumberofstoresinmainlandChinato4,500bytheendof2022,upfrom2,500currently,aspartofastrategicpartnershipwithCiticLtd(0267.HK)an

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'Northbound' mainland-Hong Kong bond connect to start Monday

Qualified overseas investors will be able to invest in the Chinese mainland interbank bond market via the mainland-Hong Kong bond connect program starting Monday, an official statement said Sunday.

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'Northbound' mainland-Hong Kong bond connect to start Monday

QualifiedoverseasinvestorswillbeabletoinvestintheChinesemainlandinterbankbondmarketviathemainland-HongKongbondconnectprogramstartingMonday,anofficialstatementsa

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Insurers make a beeline for mainland market

JointventuresandeasingofcurbswooexperiencedplayersfromoverseasHongKongandoverseascompanieshaveuppedthestakesintheraceforasliceoftheChinesemainland'srobustlifein

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Chinese Mainland increases job opportunities for Taiwan residents

Taiwanese residents are now eligible to work in public institutions in six more provincial regions, An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced Wednesday.

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Chinese Mainland increases job opportunities for Taiwan residents

Taiwaneseresidentsarenoweligibletoworkinpublicinstitutionsinsixmoreprovincialregions,AnFengshan,spokespersonfortheTaiwanAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncilannouncedW

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Taiwan urged to improve tourists' safety

The mainland office responsible for cross-Straits relations has urged Taiwan to improve safety across its whole tourist sector and to take measures to ensure the safety of mainland travelers.

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Mainland warns against increasing uncertainties, risks in cross-Strait ties

​A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned against "increasing uncertainties, risks and challenges" in the development of relations across the Taiwan Strait in 2017, adding the mainland will continue to adhere to the 1992 Consensus.

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Tsai warned before trip overseas

Beijing ready to help island grow while firmly opposing 'Taiwan independence'

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Bargain hunters rush to Hong Kong, but Christmas shopping frenzy fizzles out

Jump of 18pc in mainland visitor arrivals not matched by rise in spending

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Sao Tome cuts ties and tolls bell for Taiwan "diplomacy"

African island nation Sao Tome and Principe announced Tuesday that it has cut its so-called "diplomatic" ties with Taiwan and acknowledged sovereignty of the People's Republic of China. Sao Tome is the first country to break "diplomatic" relations with Taiwan since Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen took office. Taiwan "diplomacy" has suffered its first setback after Tsai's phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.

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Call for tougher dioxin limits after carcinogen found in hairy crabs exported to Hong Kong

An independent food safety researcher has called on authorities in the Chinese mainland to impose tough limits on dioxin contamination of water and soil, following the detection of the carcinogen in Jiangsu hairy crabs sold in Hong Kong.

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Meeting between CPC, KMT leaders significant for cross-Strait ties

​A meeting between the leaders of the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang (KMT) Party will be significant for safeguarding the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

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KMT leader to visit mainland

Hung Hsiu-chu, leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) Party, will lead a delegation to visit the mainland from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, a Chinese mainland spokesman said on Monday.

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Mainland's Taiwan affairs spokesman reiterates one-China principle

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to the same China and the mainland's will to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity remains rock-solid, a mainland spokesman said Thursday.

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1992 Consensus not an additional premise: spokesperson

​A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that the 1992 Consensus, which reflects the one-China principle, is in line with the development of cross-Strait relations in both a legal and practical sense.