BEIJING -- China has been rolling out the red carpet for leading figures in Taiwan's economic and cultural spheres in a bid to expand the ranks of Beijing-friendly personalities in the private sector who would support the goal of unification.
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The Chinese Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office held a Lunar New Year gala with "Taiwan compatriots" including a movie director and Taiwanese students studying in Beijing. (Photo from Taiwan Work Office website)
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