Local gloom holds sway, from Pakistan to North Korea, in so many corners of Banyan's woods, and an economic pall hangs over nearly all. So it is nice to stumble into a sunlit clearing once in a while.rnTaiwan is such a clearing, and the sunlight is its improving relationship with China. Ground-breaking recent agreements on cross-strait travel and investment promise profound consequences for Taiwan. And after a dozen failed attempts to join the World Health Organisation (WHO), Taiwan at last won China's agreement to be invited to the WHO's World Health Assembly this month, though merely as an observer.
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