The trip has provoked clashes between riot police and protestors who accuse Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou of selling out by signing agreements with China's top Taiwan negotiator Chen Yunlin.
Meanwhile, supporters of the deal hope it will improve cross-strait ties and address an economic slowdown triggered by waning intra-Asia trade flows.
Cross-strait exchanges could spell significant changes for the banking landscape, say finance experts, who hope the agreement will eventually lead to a liberalisation of capital flows.
ôTo date, because of the lack of cross-strait banking services, foreign banks had...
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