Chinese mainland police on Friday sent Chen Boshan, an accused
armed robber and drug trafficker, back to Taiwan, according to the
Ministry of Public Security.
Police in west China's Sichuan province captured Chen on Feb.
16, three days after Taiwan police requested assistance from
mainland police.
An official with the ministry said that Chinese mainland police
will continue to cooperate with Taiwan police to safeguard the
lives and property of people across the Taiwan Strait.
Hand over protocols between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are
based on the Jinmen Agreement, signed in September 1990 between Red
Cross organizations on both sides of the Strait.
The two sides have returned 37,790 criminals, criminal suspects
and people guilty of illegal entry since 1990.
(Xinhua News Agency March 17, 2007)