Taipei - Taiwan's top negotiator Chiang Pin-kung travelled to Nanjing, China Saturday for talks in Beijing on economic and judicial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait. "During the talks, we will stick to the interests of Taiwan and its public, and sign three agreements on joint efforts to fight crime, financial cooperation and regular flight service," Chiang said before the trip.

The two sides would also issue a joint statement on Chinese investment in Taiwan, he said.

A small group of pro-independence activists shouted at Chiang in Taipei's Taoyuan airport, accusing him of selling out Taiwan and kowtowing to China, a political rival since the two sides split at the end of a civil war in 1949.

Taiwan and China began formal talks in Beijing last June.

Chiang heads a 22-member delegation of senior government officials and negotiators.(dpa)