KMT chairman wraps up mainland visit

Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung concluded his eight-day mainland tour and returned to Taiwan on Monday afternoon. The Director of the Taiwan Work Office of Communist Party of China Central Committee Wang Yi saw Wu Poh-hsiung off at the airport in Nanjing.

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (2nd R, front) addresses  during his visit to the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing,  capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, June 1, 2009.  [Photo: Xinhua/Xing Guangli]

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Wang Yi congratulated Wu on a successful visit, saying that common understanding between the mainland and Taiwan had created a new stage in the peaceful development of cross-Straits ties.

Wang Yi said, "This is not just a win-win situation for the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but also for the people on both sides. Cross-Strait ties will continuously develop only when we adhere to win-win situation."

During his eight-day tour, Wu Poh-hsiung visited Beijing, Chongqing, Hangzhou and Nanjing. Although his tour was hasty, Wu said he was glad to strengthen cross-Straits ties.

Wu Poh-hsiung said, "People want us to cooperate and benefit each other. I believe that more and more people in Taiwan will support this based on their own experience."

Officials from the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China will meet in July in Changsha. Their discussion will focus on culture and education.