Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan leaves Peking University with his wife Lien Fang-yu on Wednesday. At a ceremony that day http://www.vancouvercanucksteamstore.com/adidas-jake-virtanen-jersey , the university made Lien an honorary professor. Zhu Xingxin China Daily
Beijing called on Wednesday for more people-to-people contacts with Taipei to deepen understanding as a follow-up to formal meetings between cross-Straits affairs officials from the two sides.


Top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng also called for more innovative thinking to discover opportunities for cooperation.


"The regular communication mechanism, established between departments on both sides in charge of cross-Straits affairs, should play a more positive role to boost exchanges and consultations," said Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.


Yu's remarks http://www.vancouvercanucksteamstore.com/adidas-jacob-markstrom-jersey , at a symposium with the visiting Taiwan delegation, followed the recent first meetings between senior officials from both sides who are in charge of cross-Straits affairs. Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan is leading the 80-member civilian delegation from Taiwan.


"More people from both sides participating in exchanges will further solidify the peaceful development of cross-Straits ties," Yu said.


"Relations between the mainland and Taiwan will go far and grow steadily as long as both sides deepen understanding on the "1992 Consensus" within the one-China framework," he added.


Lien said cross-Straits relations are at a "critical juncture", and people from Taiwan and the mainland are both striving for happy lives.


"The two sides should promote relations on a new level based on our shared aspirations http://www.vancouvercanucksteamstore.com/adidas-igor-larionov-jersey ," Lien said. "I hope more people from all walks of life in Taiwan will interact with the mainland to build trust and the basis of cooperation for the future development of cross-Straits ties."


More than 40 mainland representatives and 70 Taiwan counterparts joined the discussion, titled "Deepening Communication, Common Development", that covered a broad range of cross-Straits topics such as economics, education and the military.


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"Communication on the local level helps to dispel misunderstandings. The two sides should shatter stereotypes about each other on the basis of shared Chinese culture, and develop a stable and irreversible trust mechanism among the people."


Peking University President Wang Enge called on deeper cooperation on education between the mainland and Taiwan. "The depth and frequency of exchanges between the young generation on both sides of the Straits should be promoted to bridge the gap of understanding," he said.