Taipei Times
Date: Jul 13, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Former vice president Lien Chan (連戰) yesterday departed for a nine-day
Former vice president Lien Chan, third from left, Lien’s wife, fourth from left, and members of his delegation walk toward the boarding gate at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to depart for China yesterday. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
visit to China during which he is to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) at the head of a 50-member delegation.
Lien promised reporters at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport that he would report on the details of the visit upon his return to Taiwan.
On the day of his arrival, Lien was slated to meet with China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Liu Jieyi (劉結一) for dinner yesterday evening.
He is scheduled to meet with Xi in Beijing today, after which he is to deliver a speech at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where a cross-strait peace foundation affiliated with Lien’s office and a research center that studies cross-strait relations are to jointly hold a forum. [FULL STORY]
