Taipei - Taiwan, in its highest contact with China since 1949, on Monday sent its ruling party chief to China to discuss President Ma Ting-jeou's peace plans with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Taipei - Taiwan on Saturday denied promising Paraguay's incoming government a donation of 71 million US dollars, saying it is Paraguay's request and Taipei has not approved it yet.

"Paraguay's incoming government has expressed the wish (for the donation) to our embassy, but we have only made preliminary contacts with Paraguay's incoming government and have not discussed details of cooperation projects yet," Foreign Ministry's acting spokeswoman Phoebe Yeh said.

"Paraguay is Taiwan's sole diplomatic ally in South America and we have had diplomatic ties for 51 years. Our cooperation projects with Paraguay are proceeding well and on schedule," she told reporters.

Taipei  - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday urged China to resume dialogue with Taipei and offered psychological counselling to China's earthquake survivors.

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Taipei  - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday that direct flights and student exchanges could promote understanding and reduce tension between Taiwan and China.

Taipei  - Taiwan's food and beverage giant the Uni-President Group plans to expand its investment in Shanghai ahead of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, a newspaper said on Friday.