Hu-Lien meeting raises hope for cross-Straits relations
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-04-30 22:35

Public opinion on both sides of the Taiwan Straits sang high praises on Friday's meeting between top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, calling it "an important step in the correct direction" and "a sign of peace" for cross-Straits relations.

Local residents of Xi'an line the streets to welcome Lien's visit April 30, 2005. The billboards read "The hearts of Chinese on both sides are united." [newsphoto]

General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao and visiting KMT Chairman Lien Chan from Taiwan held a meeting Friday in Beijing to formally end inter-party feud originated from a civil war nearly six decades ago, and decided on ways to promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.

"The two parties have decided to jointly promote developments in five aspects, which holds the promise of resolving the urgent issues in cross-Strait relations and guiding the relations towards a track of positive interaction," says an editorial of Saturday's Beijing News newspaper.

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