BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Mainland Taiwan affairs official Wang Yi met here Monday with a delegation of Taiwan businessmen and entrepreneurs.

    Wang, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said the mainland's efforts in promoting cross-Strait relations were focused on bringing tangible benefits to the compatriots across the Strait.

    "I believe through the joint efforts from both sides, more Taiwan compatriots will feel the goodwill and sincerity of the mainland, benefit from the development of cross-Strait relations and get actively involved in the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations," said Wang.

    Wang said the preparation for the fourth round of talks between the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation has been going smoothly.

    He said he hoped the event would accelerate the normalization of cross-Strait economic and trade relations and have a positive effect on the revival and development of the island's economy.

    The 20-plus-member delegation of Taiwan's Council for Industrial and Commercial Development arrived here Monday. The delegation will visit the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing.