Filed at 9:44 a.m. ET BEIJING (AP) -- President Hu Jintao hailed a historic trade pact between China and Taiwan on Monday when he met with the chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, saying it signals progress on their deepening ties. Hu told Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung during his visit that the trade deal signed last month is an ''important achievement'' that helps reach the two sides' goal of ''peaceful development of relations.'' Footage of their meeting was aired on the evening news by...
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