Cross-Straits affairs chiefs hold first formal meeting

The mainland and Taiwan's chief officials in charge of cross-Straits affairs met in Nanjing Tuesday afternoon for the first time since 1949.

Zhang Zhijun, head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, who arrived in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday morning.

Taiwan official arrives for groundbreaking meeting

Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, arrived in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit.

He will hold the first formal meeting with his mainland counterpart Zhang Zhijun, head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, in Nanjing on Tuesday afternoon. >>>