Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's opposition leader met on Friday, holding the highest-level talks since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949, with both calling for an end to decades of hostility. Beijing and Taipei should focus on "peace, stability and development for the future", Hu told Lien in a meeting shown live on television.

The death toll from China's strongest typhoon in five decades jumped to 295 on Tuesday and was expected to climb higher as scores of bodies of fishermen and sailors were found at sea, a state news agency reported. At least 59 bodies were found on Monday in waters off Fuding, a port on the south-eastern coast.

Promoters of China's controversial wireless encryption system on Tuesday accused backers of a rival United States system of "dirty tricks" after the world industrial standards group rejected the Chinese system for global use. China will keep promoting its Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure standard and will use it domestically despite the decision.

China has assured mobile phone companies using Google's Android operating system that the technology will be allowed if it complies with regulations.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's opposition leader met on Friday, holding the highest-level talks since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949, with both calling for an end to decades of hostility. Beijing and Taipei should focus on "peace, stability and development for the future", Hu told Lien in a meeting shown live on television.

The death toll from China's strongest typhoon in five decades jumped to 295 on Tuesday and was expected to climb higher as scores of bodies of fishermen and sailors were found at sea, a state news agency reported. At least 59 bodies were found on Monday in waters off Fuding, a port on the south-eastern coast.

Promoters of China's controversial wireless encryption system on Tuesday accused backers of a rival United States system of "dirty tricks" after the world industrial standards group rejected the Chinese system for global use. China will keep promoting its Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure standard and will use it domestically despite the decision.

China has assured mobile phone companies using Google's Android operating system that the technology will be allowed if it complies with regulations.