James Soong, chairman of the pro-reunification People First Party in Taiwan, and his wife Viola Chen wave to well-wishers upon their arrival in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province May 5, 2005. Soong, the second Taiwan opposition leader to visit the mainland, began what he calls a bridge-building visit to the mainland Thursday. He is scheduled to meet with Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China next week in Beijing. [newsphoto] 


James Soong (L), chairman of the pro-reunification People First Party (PFP) in Taiwan, and his wife Viola Chen are greeted with flowers upon their arrival in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province May 5, 2005. [newsphoto]