Lien Chan calls for peace, common development across Taiwan Straits

Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, called for peace and common development across the Taiwan Straits at the opening of the Cross-Straits Economic and Trade Forum on Friday.

Lien, who attended the forum leading a KMT delegation, reiterated his stance on the cross-Straits relations and hoped that proposals put forward at the two-day forum could boost the development of the cross-Straits ties in the future.

His topic is "Peace and Prosperity -- Common Aspiration."

Source: Xinhua