New round of cross-Strait talks to be held on June 21

TAIPEI, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The ninth round of talks between chief negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan is to be held in Shanghai on June 21, it was decided at a consultation held here on Friday.

The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Executive Vice President Zheng Lizhong and Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Vice Chairman Kao Koong-lian co-chaired the consultation to fix the details for the upcoming talks.

The negotiators are expected to ink a cross-Strait service trade agreement at the new round of talks.

Founded in 1991 and 1990, respectively, the ARATS and SEF are authorized by the mainland and Taiwan to handle cross-Strait affairs. The upcoming talks will be their ninth round of talks since 2008.

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