Taipei and Beijing are scheduled to hold a new round of talks under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on April 26. Unlike the ECFA, which has received considerable attention domestically, leading to more transparency, Taiwan's free trade agreement talks with other countries have either stalled or have been kept in the dark from the public.

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