ARATS vice president arrives for visit to promote exchanges

Wang Zaixi, vice president of Beijing's quasi-official Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), said upon arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport that the purpose of his delegation's visit is to meet people from Taiwan's educational and cultural circles for talks on cooperation.

“The two sides have made great efforts in augmenting economic and trade exchanges over the past year and we believe the two sides should now bolster cultural and educational exchanges,” Wang said.

“Cultural and educational exchanges will help broaden cross-strait engagement and allow both sides to better understand each other,” he noted. This is Wang's second visit to Taiwan. Formerly a vice minister in charge of China's national security and intelligence and a deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under Beijing's State Council, he visited Taiwan in July 2008 in his capacity as an ARATS vice president.

Wang and his 13-member delegation were scheduled to visit the quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), ARATS' counterpart in Taiwan, later Sunday.

The SEF and ARATS are authorized by their respective governments to handle cross strait exchanges and related affairs in the absence of diplomatic ties.

The group is expected to visit the National Palace Museum, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Huashan Culture Park and other establishments in the greater Taipei area during its visit.

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