Mainland, Taiwan advised to beef up finance regulatory cooperation

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Chinese media) -- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Sunday were urged to start consultations as soon as possible on building a finance regulatory cooperation mechanism to cope with the global financial crisis.

Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Tseng Yung-chuan announced a nine-point suggestion jointly proposed by participants to the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum at its closing ceremony.

The forum advised the two sides to actively cooperate to cope with the global financial crisis, promote cross-Straits financial cooperation, participate in each other's increasing domestic demand and infrastructure construction, beef up cooperation in service and fishery sectors, improve cross-Straits direct sea and air transport, and realize the normalization of cross-Straits economic ties and establish economic cooperation mechanism.

Tseng said the suggestion pointed a good direction for cross-Straits trade and economic development and built a solid basis for mutual trust.

Mainland, Taiwan hold economic, cultural forum

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Chinese media) -- The 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan began here Saturday morning.

Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and Honorary Chairman Lien Chan attended.

Senior CPC leader: mainland willing to help Taiwan tackle financial crisis

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Chinese media) -- The mainland is willing to help Taiwan in face of current global financial crisis, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader said here on Saturday.

"If the worsening world economic situation continues and the Taiwan side asks for help to solve economic difficulties, the mainland is willing to offer assistance with utmost efforts," Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, said at the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum.

Top political advisor meets KMT chairman, honorary chairman

Jia Qinglin (L), member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Political Bureau and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Chairman of Chinese Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party Wu Poh-hsiung in Shanghai, east China, on Dec. 19, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren)
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Chinese media) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin met with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and honorary chairman Lien Chan respectively here Friday.

Wu and Lien were here to attend the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum, scheduled for December 20 to 21.

Taiwan party representatives arrive in Shanghai for cross-Strait forum

SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Chinese media) -- Wu Poh-hsiung, Chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party, along with Honorary Chairman Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai Friday to attend a two-day cross-Straits economic and cultural forum.

Wu and Lien were received by Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Full story

Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct transport services

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Chinese media) -- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday morning, the latest step to further improve the once strained ties.

The move marks an end to the practice that air and sea transport as well as mail between the mainland and Taiwan had to go through a third place. Full story

Passengers from southeast China's Taiwan gesture before boarding the plane at the airport in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2008. A Shenzhen Airlines flight took off from the Shenzhen Airport for Taiwan at 7:20 Beijing Time (2320 GMT Dec. 14), the first when the Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct air and sea transport and postal services Monday morning. (Chinese media Photo)
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Mainland-bound direct flight takes off from Taipei

TAIPEI, Dec. 15 (Chinese media) -- A passenger plane of Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways took off from Taipei Songshan Airport for Shanghai at 8:06 a.m. on Monday, starting the direct air transport from Taiwan to the Chinese mainland. Full story

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Chinese media/Pei Xin)
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Lien Chan, honorary chairman of Kuomintang, speaks during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren) Photo Gallery

Wu Poh-hsiung, Kuomintang chairman, speaks during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren)
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