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Although the Taiwan authorities have allowed people to visit relatives in the hinterland, they have adhered to the bottom line of the so-called "three noes policy" of "no contact, no negotiation, and no compromise," and said that "only after completely abandoning Marxism-Leninism and agreeing with the three principles can the officials on both sides of the strait have the possibility of contact." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However,

The development of history does not shift by the will of a few.

The first real cross-strait contact and negotiation was in May 1986.

This was a cross-strait negotiation triggered by an accidental incident, and the Taiwan authorities were pulled to the negotiating table with great reluctance.

At 3:10 p.m. on 3 May 1986, a "B-198" "China Airlines" Boeing 747 cargo plane with the number "B-198" suddenly deviated from its course and flew northward after flying over the Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, where it was scheduled to land, and landed later at the Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou.

On the day of the incident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) sent a telegram to China Airlines, asking it to send personnel to Beijing as soon as possible to discuss the handling of the plane, cargo, and other crew members.

In the face of this sudden incident, the Taiwan authorities immediately fell into a dilemma -- according to the policy of three noes, they could not negotiate with the people, but without negotiations, they could not solve the problem.

After weighing the pros and cons, and in order to avoid giving the outside world the impression that the two parties were negotiating, Xiao Jiang finally decided to entrust a third party, Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Airways, to negotiate with the civil aviation on behalf of China Airlines on the premise of adhering to the three noes policy -- and Xiao Jiang also instructed China Airlines to resolve the aftermath in accordance with international practice.

Naturally, this decision was opposed by the mainland. The mainland side believes that this is purely a business negotiation between the two airlines and does not involve political issues. Since it is a handover, the two parties should directly and responsibly complete the handover to ensure the safe return of the aircraft and the other two crew members who wish to return to Taiwan. The Civil Aviation Department called China Airlines again, urging it to reply as soon as possible, and offered that if the Taiwan authorities thought it was inconvenient to go to Beijing, they could also go to a place they thought was convenient for consultation.

After two weeks of negotiations, from 17 to 20 January 1986, three representatives of China Airlines and China Airlines each held historic talks in Xiangjiang for four days, at which an agreement was reached on the handover of the cargo plane, crew and cargo, and the "Minutes of Talks between the Two Airlines" were signed.

This is the first open contact and negotiation between the two sides of the strait after 37 years of isolation under the auspices of the authorities, and its successful holding has made many people see that the two sides of the strait can actually solve the problem through negotiations.

At the same time, the success of the talks has also created a "China Airlines model" for the settlement of disputes between the two sides of the strait, and its principles are: equal status, friendly consultations, reasonable and reasonable discussion on the facts, mutual respect and mutual understanding, and consideration of the other side rather than making digressions.

To paraphrase a comment of "Ming Pao" at the time, the minutes of the talks between the two airlines marked a new starting point for the relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the two sides of the strait.

In view of the rigid three-noes policy, the Taiwan authorities are unable to formally contact and negotiate with the mainland bank, and this is a great obstacle for Taiwan businessmen who are eager to make money in the mainland.

As a result, Taiwan businessmen who were eager to go to the mainland to make money spontaneously joined forces after the signing of the minutes of the talks between the two airlines and began to lobby the Taiwan authorities, hoping that the Taiwan authorities would relax their policy of investing in the mainland.

In addition, Taiwan businessmen also hope that the mainland can contribute to this matter, and at the same time, Taiwan businessmen also hope to establish relations with the mainland through the operation of this matter, so as to facilitate their investment and make money in the mainland.

But-

Because the two sides of the strait have not had contact for too long, and because there was another incident in the mainland not long ago, Taiwan businessmen need an intermediary -- a powerful intermediary -- in the process of contacts with the mainland.

Therefore, after learning that Xu Cun had come to live in Taiwan, these Taiwanese businessmen who were eager to go to the mainland to make money immediately invited Xu Cun to attend a banquet held by Taiwanese businessmen.

In addition to the Taiwan businessmen, the mainland, which has basically come out of the last incident, also hopes that Xu Cun, a red-top businessman, will serve as the intermediary to help China establish this hope of peacefully recovering Taiwan.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Cun received an invitation letter from Taiwan businessmen on the front foot, and on the back foot he received a call from Director Wang of the Taiwan Bend Work Office in the mainland.

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Mid-September.

Xu Cun took the pride of Deng Lijun, a Taiwanese bender, to participate in the banquet held at the home of Taiwanese businessman Gu Zhenfu.

Gu Zhenfu is the most influential entrepreneur with the most titles on the island, and he is very active in Taiwan's economic and political circles. He has served as chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Industry and Commerce, chairman of the Taiwan Bend Stock Exchange, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chairman of the Taiwan Bend Industry Association, general convener of the Economic Reform Committee of the Executive Yuan, and chairman of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.

At this banquet, Xu Cun also met an unexpected person -- Ma Yingjiu, who is currently chairman of the "Executive Yuan Research and Examination Committee" and executive secretary of the Mainland Work Conference (the predecessor of the "Mainland Affairs Council").

To be honest, the current Ma Yingjiu is definitely a small person in front of Xu Cun.

But what -

Can't stand Xu Cun's 'blue eyes' for Ma Yingjiu - in the first half of the banquet, Xu Cun spent most of his time chatting with Ma Yingjiu, and later Xu Cun also gave Ma Yingjiu his personal contact information and sincerely invited Ma Yingjiu to Shek O as a guest.

The second half of the banquet.

Gu Zhenfu and several other leading figures in the Taiwan business community invited Xu Cun to the secret room for talks.

In the course of the closed-room talks, Gu Zhenfu and others proposed that they wanted to set up an organization to coordinate and handle affairs related to the exchanges between the people in the Taiwan area and the people in the hinterland.

The main work of the agency is the following seven businesses:

1. The people on both sides of the strait enter and exit the country, receive and verify the transfer, and issue and reissue relevant documents.

2. Verification of documents in mainland China, proof of identity relationship, assistance in the service of litigation documents, and repatriation of prisoners from the two places.

3. Collect and publish economic and trade information in the mainland, and coordinate the handling of indirect trade, investment and disputes.

4. Matters concerning cultural exchanges between the people on both sides of the strait.

5. Assist in safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the people in the Taiwan area during their stay in the mainland.

6. Consultation services related to cross-strait people-to-people exchanges.

7. Other matters entrusted by the "Government".

In addition, Koo Zhenfu and other Taiwan businessmen hope that a similar non-governmental organization can be set up in the mainland to turn official affairs into nongovernmental contacts.

As a middleman, Xu Cun actually only needs to be a matchmaker who communicates.

But-

People have selfish intentions, so in some minefields, Xu Cun will inevitably remind the relevant people in the mainland based on the lessons of the previous life.

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