Experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan started the second round of talks in Taipei on March 31 for an economic pact aimed to boost cross-Straits economic ties. The first round of expert talks was held in January.

The two-day meeting is expected to speed up the consultation process of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), which is intended to normalize mainland-Taiwan economic cooperation.

The two sides exchanged views on the content of the agreement and consultation arrangements in the future, and prepared for formal ECFA discussions to take place in the first half of 2010.