Chinese Mainland's Official Meets with KMT Honorary Chairman

Wang Yi (R), director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Wu Poh-hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) Party, in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 3, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

XI'AN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief Wang Yi met with Wu Poh-hsiung, honorary chairman of Taiwan-based Kuomintang (KMT) Party, in Shaanxi Province Sunday.

Wang, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, exchanged views with Wu on the development of cross-Strait relations.

Wu is in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to attend a ceremony honoring Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, a legendary hero lived more than 4,000 years ago, who is considered to be the common ancestor of all Chinese people.

Source: Xinhua