Chen Liangyu (right), secretary of the CPC Shanghai Committee, shakes hands with James Soong, chairman of People First Party from Taiwan in Shanghai May 7, 2005. Chen, after their meeting, hosted a banquet in Soong's honour. Soong is on a nine-day visit to the mainland. [newsphoto]

James Soong and his wife Viola Chan take a night tour of the Huangpu River in Shanghai May 7, 2005. [Xinhua]