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Historic Breakthrough 　　Top leaders on cross-Straits relations from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan met formally for the first time since 1949 on February 11. 　　At their meeting in Nanjing， capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province， Zhang Zhijun， head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office （SCTAO）， and Wang Yu-chi， Taiwan’s mainland affairs chief， agreed to open a regular communication channel between their departments. 　　“I believe that we will improve exchanges， understanding and mutual trust with this arrangement， and be able to better handle outstanding obstacles in cross-Straits exch