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BEIJING - After almost two decades on the Chinese mainland, Taiwan businessman Lee Rie-ho owns a well-known tea group that runs more than 1,000 outlets across the country. Mark Ingram Jersey . However, his Ten Fu Group still only holds around 3 percent of the total mainland market. The market here is amazingly large, says Lee, 75. Related readings:  Wen: wish to visit Taiwan still very strong  Taiwan will be orphaned without ECFA  Buy Taiwan stocks with cross-Straits ties  Mainland vessel escorts Taiwan fishing boat back Five cups of tea for each of the 1.3 billion population (on the mainland) could consume a whole years production in Taiwan. Before the Chinese New Year on February 14, 2010, Lee was among a group of Taiwan business people who met with President Hu Jintao on his inspection tour of Fujian Province, a major destination of Taiwan investments. Besides conveying festival greetings, President Hu called the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), an economic pact under negotiation between the mainland and Taiwan, a good deal to promote cross-Strait economic cooperation and achieve mutual benefits. Hu promised the mainland would take into full consideration the interests of people in Taiwan, especially farmers, during the meeting. The ECFA, a priority in cross-Strait relations, is aimed at institutionalizing economic cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan and facilitating and regularizing economic and trade exchanges. In December, leaders of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and the islands Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) exchanged opinions on negotiating and signing the ECFA during their fourth round of talks in Taichung of Taiwan. They agreed to focus on the topic in their fifth round of talks this year. On January 26, experts from the two sides held the first round of talks on the ECFA in Beijing. They agreed that the basic content of the agreement would cover major economic activities across the Strait, including market access for commodities and services. Zhang Guanhua, deputy director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Xinhua that signing the ECFA would help promote structural adjustment of economies across the Strait and lay more solid foundations for the peaceful development of relations.    Previous Page 1 2 Next Page      Previous Page 1 2 Next Page   Pierre Thomas Jersey . Highlighting the players eligible for re-entry are New Yorks Juan Pablo Angel, FC Dallas Jeff Cunningham and Dario Sala, New Englands Cory Gibbs, Colorados Claudio Lopez, and Torontos Nick Garcia. Nick Collins Jersey . - The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favres No. Authentic Jimmy Graham Jersey . (AP) - The last time the San Jose Sharks returned from a break, they endured one of their worst stretches in years with eight losses in 10 games. Roman Harper Jersey . The scoreboard said otherwise at the end of a matchup between the NHLs hottest clubs. Vinny Prospal scored two goals -- including his 200th in the NHL -- during first-period power plays and the Rangers stretched their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night. Ahmad Bradshaw Jersey . The Niagara Falls, Ont., native loss to American Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-4 in Saturdays semifinals, missing a chance to return to the final.BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers will not be suspended by the NFL for carrying a loaded gun into an airport. The league said Rogers will be fined a one-game cheque -- roughly US$400,000 -- for violating its personal conduct policy. The former Pro Bowler, who has not practised this summer because of a leg injury that ended his season after 11 games in 2009, is appeaaling the decision. Eli Manning Jersey. Police said Rogers carried a semiautomatic handgun in a carry-on bag into Hopkins International Airport in April. He reached a deal with prosecutors last month and was ordered to enter diversion program to avoid trial on the weapons charge. Under the terms, the felony gun charge will be dismissed if the 31-year-old Rogers completes the program. ' ' '