Taiwan's Ma defends trade pact with mainland2014-03-24
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that the island needed to pass a trade pact with the Chinese mainland for the sake of its economy, and called on protesters who have occupied the legislative body in protest to respect democracy and law, and leave.

Cross-strait trade up nearly 20%: Customs2013-12-10
Trade between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan was valued at US$180.71 billion in the first 11 months of this year, an increase of 18.8% from the same period in 2012, according to statistics released Monday by China's General Administration of Customs.

Mainland investment in Taiwan up over nine months2013-10-22
The mainland investment in Taiwan in the first nine months of 2013 was up from the same period a year earlier, according to Taiwan's official data released Monday.