Handshake in Spring—Lien Chan andChou-yu are invited to visit the mainland

Author: Xinhua Monthly
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Publish Date: 2005-08-18
Features: April 26, 2005, marked another significant day in Chinese history. The Chairman of the Kuomintang, Lien Chan, led the first official mainland visit by a KMT delegation to mainland China. Later, on May 5 of the same year, the Chairman of the People First Party, Song Chu-yi, led the PFP mainland visit delegation to Xi'an, beginning his first mainland journey. This book provides a series of follow-up reports on these political events. As the book was edited by Xinhua Monthly, its information is detailed and highly authoritative. At the invitation of General Secretary Hu Jintao of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Chairman of the Kuomintang, Lien Chan, led the KMT mainland visit delegation, and the Chairman of the People First Party, Song Chu-yi, led the PFP mainland visit delegation, respectively visiting mainland China from April 26 to May 3 and May 15 to May 13, 2005. This was a significant exchange and dialogue between the two parties of the KMT and CCP after 60 years of separation, marking the first-ever exchange and dialogue between the CCP and the PFP, holding great historical and practical significance. The book "Handshake in Spring — Lien Chan and Song Chu-yi's Invited Visit to Mainland China" has been published by the People's Publishing House. It comprehensively and vividly records Lien Chan and Song Chu-yi's mainland visit, detailing the historic meeting between General Secretary Hu Jintao and the two leaders, their inspiring speeches at Peking University and Tsinghua University, as well as their series of visits and inspections. The book is richly illustrated and serves as a highly readable and valuable documentary work.