Hu Jintao meets with Lien Chan in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Lien Chan, honorary chairman of Kuomintang (KMT), here on Saturday.

Hu Jintao (2nd R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and his wife Liu Yongqing (1st R) meets with Lien Chan (2nd L), the honorary chairman of Kuomintang (KMT), and his wife Lien Fang-yu, in Singapore Nov. 14, 2009.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

They met on the sidelines of the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting.

During the meeting, Hu said he was pleased to meet Lien again and congratulated him on continuing to serve as the KMT honorary chairman.

Hu said Lien has been following up and actively pushing forward the cross-Strait ties. "We appreciate your clear-cut attitude in this regard," said Hu.

The cross-Strait relations have witnessed important progress and a historic turning point recently, which conform to the common interests and aspirations of the compatriots across the Strait, and were also welcomed by the international community, he added.