CHANGSHA, July 11(Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland official on Saturday said the convening of a cross-Straits forum are in line with the common aspirations of people on the mainland and Taiwan and conforms to the development trend of cross-Straits relations.
The fifth Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum opens in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 11, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Wang Yi, director of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Taiwan Work Office, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the fifth Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, which kicked off in Changsha, capital of central Hunan Province.
About 530 politicians, businessmen, experts in culture and education sectors participated in the two-day forum, including about 270 from Taiwan.
