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A Taiwanese opposition demonstrator holds a sign reading 'Build an Independent Country' to protest against Taiwan and China's cross strait meetings outside the Windsor hotel, where senior Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin is staying, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, in the central Taiwan city of Taichung. Negotiators from China and Taiwan met for a fourth round of trade talks Tuesday amid protests from critics who fear the Taiwanese government's China-friendly policies are opening the door to eventual unification with the mainland.