 [START_ENT] China [END_ENT] says time right for Taiwan talks .  BEIJING 1996-08-22  China has said it was time for political talks with Taiwan and that the rival island should take practical steps towards that goal .  Consultations should be held to set the time and format of the talks , the official Xinhua news agency quoted Tang Shubei , executive vice chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits , as saying late on Wednesday .
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