Chen Yunlin, president of the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, leads a delegation of 60 for talks this week with his counterpart, Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.

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He was head of the CNAIC for 33 years, before ceding the post to Jeffrey two years ago. (Jeffrey beat out food tycoon Kao Chin-yen of the President Group for the job.) Chen-fu is also chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, the semi-official organization that handles cross-strait negotiations.

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