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Beijing Ready to Share SARS Prevention Experience with Taiwan

Beijing is willing to improve communication and share experience with Taiwan Province in combating SARS (sever acute respiratory syndrome), said a senior Beijing official Saturday.

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Beijing is willing to improve communication and share experience with Taiwan Province in combating SARS (sever acute respiratory syndrome), said a senior Beijing official Saturday.

Beijing wishes Taiwan people win an early victory over the fight against SARS, municipal publicity head Cai Fuchao said at a press conference.

"We will give our best regards to the Taiwan compatriots and wish them a happy and healthy life," said Cai, also an official with the city's anti-SARS joint task force.

Cai said Beijing has seen a "notable downward" trend of SARS cases over the last week thanks to the government's effective disease control and treatment measures.

The number of SARS patients in the city dropped markedly from May 17 to May 23, with the average confirmed SARS cases decreasing to 13.2 per day, said he.

Messages sent to comfort Taiwan people

The Chinese mainland would cooperate with Taiwan in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), said the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots in an open letter Friday to the people of Taiwan.

Yang Guoqing, the federation president, said in the letter that Taiwanese living on the mainland were deeply concerned about the people on the island as SARS situation worsened in recent days.

The mainland had accumulated much experience and the two sides should fight the disease in close cooperation, said the letter.

Also on Friday, the All-China Journalists Association sent a letter to the Taiwan-based Chinese Press Institute with sincere regards for the Taiwanese journalists.

The association would try to provide materials for disease prevention on request from Taiwan, said the letter.

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