1.   Beijing and Taipei have been negotiating an agreement to repatriate hijackers.

2.   Both sides are negotiating an agreement to repatriate hijackers.

3.   China at first refused to hand Liu over, accusing Taiwan of failing to honor an unsigned agreement to repatriate Chinese hijackers.

4.   He appealed to China to resume talks with Taiwan over how to repatriate the hijackers.

5.   Taiwan wants to limit the talks to more immediate issues like settling fishing disputes and repatriating hijackers.

6.   Taiwan has decided to repatriate nine hijackers back to the Chinese mainland, official news agencies in Taiwan and China said Wednesday.

7.   The issue of repatriating hijackers has been a sticking point between Taiwan and China as they seek to improve relations.

8.   Analysts here said it was extremely unlikely that Beijing would grant the request, given that Taiwan has always refused to repatriate mainland hijackers.

9.   Meanwhile, Taiwan called on Beijing to repatriate the hijacker so he could stand trial on the island.

10.   Taiwan has said it wants to repatriate all hijackers after they complete their jail terms to discourage further hijackings to the island.