Jia Qinglin (R, front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Kuomintang (KMT) honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (3rd L), attend the conclusion ceremony of the Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, a regular forum between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2011. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

CHENGDU -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Sunday jointly proposed to further develop economic and cultural ties and set up information sharing mechanism on nuclear power safety.

The proposal was put forward during the Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, a regular forum between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, which was ended Sunday afternoon in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.