^{Chinese official urges more contacts with Taiwan politicians}

A top Chinese official on Friday called for more contacts between politicians in mainland China and Taiwan despite Beijing's ongoing refusal to engage with the self-governing island's president. The head of China's legislative advisory body, Yu Zhengsheng, said China continues its firm opposition to Taiwan's formal independence and insistence that its leaders accept that the self-governing island is part of China. Yu said members of his body should increase contacts with elected officials i...