The Chinese mainland chief negotiator on Taiwan affairs, Chen Yunlin, returned to Beijing Friday afternoon completing a five-day historic visit to Taiwan.
Chen Yunlin, president of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), shakes hands with Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou (R) during a meeting at the Taipei Guest House in Taipei November 6, 2008.
The chairmen of two political parties in Taiwan held banquets here on Wednesday to honor members of a mainland delegation which arrived on Monday for cross-Strait talks.
The heads of the two main negotiating bodies of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan at their first ever summit in Taipei on Tuesday signed agreements on direct shipping and flights, mail services and food safety.
Businesspeople across the Straits hailed the agreements signed between the mainland and Taiwan Tuesday, saying they would boost economic ties and benefit people on both sides greatly.