A symposium on economic and trade cooperation between east China's Jiangxi province and Taiwan opened at Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Saturday.

Jia Qinglin, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and also Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony.

The symposium drew Kuomintang vice-chairman Chiang Pin-kung, New Party Chairman Yok Mu-ming and a large group of business leaders from Taiwan.

According to the organizing committee, Taiwan businesses are expected to sign investment agreements worth more than 900 million U.S. dollars at the symposium.

Jiangxi has organized a symposium on economic and trade cooperation with Taiwan each year since 2003.

Source: Xinhua