Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, addresses the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) Photo Gallery>>>
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The mainland is willing
to help Taiwan in the face of the current global financial crisis, a senior
Communist Party of China (CPC) leader said here on Saturday.
"If the worsening world economic situation continues
and the Taiwan side asks for help to solve economic difficulties, the mainland
is willing to offer assistance with utmost efforts," Jia Qinglin, member of the
Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, said at the
4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum.
Jia, also chairman of the National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the mainland has worked
out series of measures to enlarge domestic demand and boost economic growth,
which will advance the economic development of the mainland as well as Taiwan.
"The measures will provide new trade and investment
opportunities for Taiwan businessmen," he said.
He said the compatriots of the two sides should help
each other in the crucial stage to cope with the crisis.
"We should get through the difficulties hand in
hand," he said.
Jia Qinglin (2nd L), chairman of the
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference, shakes hands with Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan (1st
L) while Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (3rd L) looks on, during the
4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese
mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20,
2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Ming) Photo Gallery>>>
Jia also suggested the two sides expand fields of
industrial cooperation, improve cooperation in the finance sector, quicken the
pace of normalization of cross-Straits economic relation and set up economic
cooperation mechanism as soon as possible.
Deng Dai-sian, associate researcher of the KMT
National Policy Foundation, said Jia's suggestions are another favorable thing
the mainland presented to Taiwan.
"They are also very timely," Deng said.
He said the Taiwan delegates applauded Jia's words of
economic assistance to Taiwan.
Chiao Jen-ho, former vice chairman and
secretary-general of Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), said Taiwan
economy would get through the difficulties for sure with the assistance and
support of the mainland.
"The suggestions are really great! They will be definitely hailed by the Taiwan people," Chiao said.
Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wu Poh-hsiung (2nd R), chairman of the Kuomintang, and Lien Chan (2nd L), honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, attend the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Ming)
Photo Gallery>>>
The 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade
and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's
Taiwan begins in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu
Yin)Photo
Gallery>>>
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 4th Cross-Straits
Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan began
here Saturday morning.
Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, and
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and Honorary Chairman Lien Chan
attended. Full story
Jia Qinglin (L), member of the Standing
Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Political
Bureau and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Chairman of Chinese
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party Wu Poh-hsiung in Shanghai, east China, on
Dec. 19, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) Photo Gallery>>>
SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top political
advisor Jia Qinglin met with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung
and honorary chairman Lien Chan respectively here Friday.
Wu and Lien were here to attend the 4th Cross-Straits
Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum, scheduled for December 20 to 21.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 19
(Xinhua) -- Wu Poh-hsiung, Chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party, along
with Honorary Chairman Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai Friday to attend a two-day
cross-Straits economic and cultural forum.
Wu and Lien were received by Wang Yi, director of the
Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Full story
BEIJING,
Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct air, sea
transport and postal services on Monday morning, the latest step to further
improve the once strained ties.
The move marks an end to the practice that air and sea
transport as well as mail between the mainland and Taiwan had to go through a
third place. Full story
Passengers from southeast China's Taiwan
gesture before boarding the plane at the airport in Shenzhen, south
China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2008. A Shenzhen Airlines flight took
off from the Shenzhen Airport for Taiwan at 7:20 Beijing Time (2320 GMT
Dec. 14), the first when the Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct
air and sea transport and postal services Monday morning. (Xinhua
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
TAIPEI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane
of Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways took off from Taipei Songshan Airport for
Shanghai at 8:06 a.m. on Monday, starting the direct air transport from Taiwan
to the Chinese mainland. Full story
Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Pei Xin) Photo Gallery>>>
Jia Qinglin (3rd L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (4th L), and Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan (1st L) attend the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Xinhua Photo/Liu Yin) Photo Gallery>>>
