Chinese mainland and Taiwan reached an agreement on cooperation in health care and pharmaceuticals during talks in Taipei on Dec. 21, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
Under the terms of the agreement, both sides will timely inform each other of infectious diseases, strengthen prevention measures and handling of major epidemics and enhance cooperation in pharmaceutical research and traditional medicine.
The Chinese mainland delegation was headed by President of the Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin and the Taiwanese, by Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chiang Pin-kung.
Chen Yulin said before the talks that the annual meetings between the two sides would help ensure peace and prosperity across the strait as well as in the region.
This is the sixth negotiation between SEF and ARATS over the past two years after they resumed their talks after a nine-year suspension./.
Under the terms of the agreement, both sides will timely inform each other of infectious diseases, strengthen prevention measures and handling of major epidemics and enhance cooperation in pharmaceutical research and traditional medicine.
The Chinese mainland delegation was headed by President of the Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin and the Taiwanese, by Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chiang Pin-kung.
Chen Yulin said before the talks that the annual meetings between the two sides would help ensure peace and prosperity across the strait as well as in the region.
This is the sixth negotiation between SEF and ARATS over the past two years after they resumed their talks after a nine-year suspension./.
