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Taiwan hopeful of fruitful talks

BEIJING: A delegation headed by Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kun reached Beijing on Wednesday for talks with the Chinese Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS).

It will be the first talks between the SEF and the ARATS after they resumed talks after a suspension of nine years.

Mr. Chiang said in Taipei he felt the great responsibility of the talks, and would try his best to meet people’s expectations and write a new chapter in history.

He hoped the talks would promote the realisation of a win-win prospect and enable people on the two sides of the straits to have better lives.

Mr. Chiang regarded the four-day trip as a new start and one of mutual trust and consultation.

The trip is aimed at the realisation of peace and common prosperity of the two sides. The cross-Strait relations will not only influence economic and trade exchanges of the two sides but also is of great significance to the stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

SEF and ARATS are authorized non-governmental organizations (NGO) engaged in talks on issues related to cross-Strait exchanges. — Xinhua

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