Hu-Lien meeting raises hope for cross-Straits relations (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-04-30 22:35
Public opinion on both sides of the Taiwan Straits sang high praises on
Friday's meeting between top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and
the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, calling it "an important step in the correct
direction" and "a sign of peace" for cross-Straits relations.
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Local residents of Xi'an line the streets
to welcome Lien's visit April 30, 2005. The billboards read "The
hearts of Chinese on both sides are
united." [newsphoto] | General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao and visiting KMT
Chairman Lien Chan from Taiwan held a meeting Friday in Beijing to formally end
inter-party feud originated from a civil war nearly six decades ago, and decided
on ways to promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.
"The two parties have decided to jointly promote
developments in five aspects, which holds the promise of resolving the urgent
issues in cross-Strait relations and guiding the relations towards a track of
positive interaction," says an editorial of Saturday's Beijing News newspaper.
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