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Kuomintang delegation to visit Mainland
(CCTV)
Updated: 2005-03-24 17:02 Taiwan's leading opposition party, the Kuomintang,
will send a delegation to the Mainland next week. The tour is seen as a
milestone, marking the first formal exchanges between the Kuomintang and the
Communist Party of China in 55 years.
Kuomintang spokesman, Chang Yung-kung, told CCTV that Jiang Bingkun is
expected to meet with mainland officials to discuss a future visit by Kuomintang
chairman.
Headed by the party's vice-chairman, Jiang Bingkun, the 30-member delegation
will arrive on Monday. It will visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing,
capital city of Jiangsu province. The delegates will also visit the Mausoleum of
the Seventy-two Martyrs in Guanzhou, capital city of Guandong province.
Chang Yung-Kung said:"It's very meaningful for the delegation to visit Dr Sun
Yat-sen's Mausoleum and the Mausoleum of the Seventy-two Martyrs. Cross-strait
tensions, comparatively speaking, are running high at the moment. So I think it
might be appropriate to bridge the two sides by paying homage to a historic
character or events respected by both sides."
Discussions about a subsequent visit by Kuomintang chairman Lien Chan are
another top issue on the delegation's agenda.
Chang said, "The key concern of Lien's visit will be whether he will have a
chance to talk with high-ranking mainland officials to discuss cross-straits
peace and some more concrete issues such as the direct mail, transport and trade
links across the strait."
Chang Yung-Kung said the delegates will also meet some Taiwan business
representatives during their Mainland visit and hold talks with local government
officials.
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