KMT leader to make trip to mainland

First official visit of Kuomintang party's new chairwoman expected to boost cross-Straits ties

Hung Hsiu-chu, chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang party, will pay a five-day visit to the Chinese mainland starting on Sunday, the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office announced on Monday.

It will be Hung's first visit to the mainland since becoming head of the KMT on March 30.