SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The
visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) delegation from Taiwan headed by party
Chairman Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai, the last leg of its eight-day mainland
tour, on Sunday afternoon.
The Pudong International Airport
was in a chilly drizzle when the plane carrying Lien and his 60-member
delegation landed at around 5 p.m. Sunday. Refusing to take an umbrella, Lien
made thankful remarks to the welcoming crowd, saying he was "highly grateful"
and "greatly moved."
Lien said he has much to see and
learn in Shanghai, a place he last visited more than 59 years ago and where a
large number of Taiwan business people invest and live.
He said he would make a speech
"rich in content" on Monday.
The delegation, which arrived in
the mainland on Tuesday, has previously visited Nanjing, Beijing and Xi'an.
During the Beijing visit, Lien had a historic meeting with Hu Jintao, general
secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Friday, the first between
top leaders of the two parties in 60 years.
A
press communique issued after the meeting says the CPC and KMT have agreed to
work together to promote cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation in five
aspects, a result widely hailed as "an important step in the correct direction"
and "a signal of peace" for cross-Straits relations.