From Xinhua News Agency (link):
Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan left for Beijing Thursday morning to attend a cross-Straits economic and trade forum to be held in Beijing.
According to the local media in Taiwan, Lien delivered a short speech at the airport before departure. He said that in addition to attending the forum, he would go to Zhangzhou, his hometown in south China’s Fujian Province, to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
See also “Taiwan seeks talks with China on tourism, charter flights in 6 mths – report” from AFX.
