Fourth cross-Straits forum opens in SE China
(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-06-17 07:30XIAMEN - The fourth Straits Forum opened Saturday evening in Xiamen, a coastal city in East China's Fujian province.
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin announced the opening of the forum.
The forum features an array of activities including a centerpiece conference and other sub-forums and seminars that focus on grassroots exchanges across the Taiwan Strait.
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China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin, center, announces the opening of the fourth Straits Forum, the largest annual platform for mainland-Taiwan exchanges at grassroots level, in Xiamen, a coastal city in East China's Fujian province, June 16, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin meets with Kuomintang Vice-Chairman Hung Hsiu-chu at the fourth Straits Forum in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, June 16, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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