China and Taiwan set for historic first-time talks after 1949 Chinese civil war
China and Taiwan are set to begin the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Wang Yu-chi and Zhang Zhijun, the top cross-strait officials from each side, will meet at the four-day talks in Nanjing.
Taiwanese officials said they would raise press freedom after Beijing denied access to some media outlets, the BBC reports.
Beijing is likely to push Taiwan to pass a free trade deal that is currently stalled in parliament during the talks.