TAIPEI, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The third cross-Strait trade promotion delegation from the Chinese mainland signed 3.87 billion U.S. dollars worth procurement contracts with Taiwan companies at Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Monday.

Liu Qing (L), general manager of the planned supply center of the Hasee Computer Co., Ltd., from Shenzhen, and Hsu Ching-huei (C), deputy general manager of the Taiwan Quanta Computer, Inc, sign their exchange of cooperative memorandum, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan province, Aug. 24, 2009. The third cross-Strait trade promotion delegation from the Chinese mainland signed 3.87 billion U.S. dollars worth procurement contracts with Taiwan companies at the Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, on Monday. The Hasee Computer Co., Ltd., from Shenzhen, signed 369 million U.S. dollars worth contracts with four Taiwan firms. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng) Photo Gallery>>>

    The Beijing-based Lenovo Group, a world leader in personal computers, signed contracts worth of 3.25 billion U.S. dollars with nine Taiwan companies, while Hasee Computer Co., Ltd., from Shenzhen, signed 369 million U.S. dollars worth contracts with four Taiwan firms.

    Since June, the mainland has sent three trade delegations to Taiwan, and they have signed procurement contracts worth a total of 5.47 billion U.S. dollars with Taiwan manufacturers.

Du Jianhua (L), vice president of Lenovo Group, and Hsu Ching-huei (C), deputy general manager of the Taiwan Quanta Computer, Inc, shake hands during their exchange of cooperative memorandum, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan province, Aug. 24, 2009.  (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng) Photo Gallery>>>

    More contracts with a value of 3.14 billion U.S. dollars are expected to be reached between visiting mainland delegations and Taiwan firms this year, said Tang Wei, vice chairman of the mainland's Association of Economy and Trade Across the Taiwan Strait, head of the third mainland delegation.

Tang Wei (L), vice chairman of the Association of Economy and Trade Across Taiwan Straits, and Wang Chih-kong, chairman of the board of the Taipei World Trade Center, laugh during the third cross-Strait trade promotion delegation procurement contract-signing ceremony, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan province, Aug. 24, 2009. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>