KMT Chairman Lien Chan and wife Lien
Fang-yu enjoy the night scenery of Huangpu River in Shanghai, May 1. Shanghai is
the last leg of Lien's mainland tour. He and his delegation is leaving the
mainland May 3. [cnsphoto]
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KMT Chairman Lien Chan shakes hands with
representatives of Taiwan investors upon arrival at the Shanghai Putong
International Airport May 1, 2005. Shanghai is the last leg of Lien's
mainland tour. He and his delegation is leaving the mainland May 3.
[newsphoto]
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The visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) delegation from Taiwan
headed by party Chairman Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai, the last leg of its
eight-day mainland tour, on Sunday afternoon.
The Pudong International Airport was in a chilly drizzle when the plane
carrying Lien and his 60-member delegation landed at around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Refusing to take an umbrella, Lien made thankful remarks to the welcoming crowd,
saying he was "highly grateful" and "greatly moved."
Lien said he has much to see and learn in Shanghai, a place he last visited
more than 59 years ago and where a large number of Taiwan business people invest
and live.
He said he would make a speech "rich in content" on Monday.
The delegation, which arrived in the mainland on Tuesday, has previously
visited Nanjing, Beijing and Xi'an. During the Beijing visit, Lien had a
historic meeting with Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of
China (CPC), on Friday, the first between top leaders of the two parties in 60
years.
A press communique issued after the meeting says the CPC and KMT have agreed
to work together to promote cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation in five
aspects, a result widely hailed as "an important step in the correct direction"
and "a signal of peace" for cross-Straits relations.