On Monday, Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met a
Kuomintang (KMT) delegation from Taiwan to promote passenger and
cargo flights across the Straits.
Chen said the mainland is willing to continue thinking over the
demands and practical interests of the people of Taiwan and adopt
flexible, pragmatic and efficient methods to help achieve direct
flights as early as possible.
"For a long time, we have showed the utmost sincerity and
kindness in efforts to promote cross-Straits exchanges," said
Chen.
He said the mainland has recently taken a series of substantial
and effective measures to achieve peace and stability across the
Straits that have been praised by Taiwan's people and drawn wide
attention and appreciation from the international community.
Chen cited President Hu
Jintao's call for normalizing cross-Straits passenger flights
like those conducted during the Spring Festival this year, and
holding unofficial talks on cargo flights.
The KMT delegation was led by Tseng Yung-chuan, director of the
KMT's central policy committee.
(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2005)