Asia Beat: Business trumping politics in cross-strait thaw?

Given their intertwined history and culture, the People's Republic of China and the large island to its east would seem to have a lot in common. But while the political gulf with Taiwan will not be easily bridged, recent cross-strait activity suggests that shared interests in the healthcare sector are at least partly overcoming ideological differences.

Given their intertwined history and culture, the People's Republic of China and the large island to its east would seem to have a lot in common. But while the political gulf with Taiwan will not be easily bridged, recent cross-strait activity suggests that shared interests in the healthcare sector are at least partly overcoming ideological differences.

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