CHANGSHA, July 11(Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland official on Saturday said the convening of a cross-Straits forum are in line with the common aspirations of people on the mainland and Taiwan and conforms to the development trend of cross-Straits relations.
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The fifth Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum opens in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 11, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
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Wang Yi, director of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee Taiwan Work Office, made the remarks at the opening
ceremony of the fifth Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, which
kicked off in Changsha, capital of central Hunan Province.
About 530 politicians, businessmen, experts in
culture and education sectors participated in the two-day forum, including about
270 from Taiwan.
Cross-Straits forum kicks off,
highlighting cultural exchanges
CHANGSHA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The fifth Cross-Straits
Economic, Trade and Culture Forum kicked off in Changsha, capital of central
Hunan Province, on Saturday.
Top political advisor Jia Qinglin would address the
audience at the opening ceremony which focused on cooperation in culture and
education across the Taiwan Straits. Full story
KMT chairman arrives in mainland for cross-Straits
forum
CHANGSHA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu
Poh-hsiung arrived in the Chinese mainland Friday to attend the Fifth
Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum set for July11 and 12 in
Changsha, capital of central Hunan Province.
While receiving Wu's delegation at the airport, the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Taiwan Work Office Director
Wang Yi said the forum this year would focus on enhancing cultural and
educational cooperation, which was agreed upon between Hu Jintao, general
secretary of the CPC Central Committee, and KMT Chairman Wu in May. Full stroy
Mainland expects to start talking
about cross-Strait economic pact after June
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Hu Jintao (3rd L), general secretary of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung in Beijing, capital of China, on
May 26, 2009.(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland
expects talks about a cross-Strait economic cooperation agreement to start in
the latter half of this year, said President Hu Jintao here Tuesday.
"Both sides should push forwards the preparation work for
signing the agreement," said Hu, general secretary of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee, at a meeting with visiting Kuomintang (KMT)
Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung. Full story
More than 8,000 Taiwanese to attend
cross-Strait civil forum on mainland
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- More than 8,000 Taiwanese
people are to attend the first civil forum between the Chinese mainland and
Taiwan later this week, Yang Yi, spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan
Affairs Office, told reporters Wednesday.
The forum will run from May 15 to 22 in Xiamen, Fuzhou,
Quanzhou and Putian in the southeast province of Fujian. Full story
