Largest China purchasing mission arrives

The mission, the largest of its kind ever from China, was headed by Liang Baohua, secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in Jiangsu Province, the highest-ranking Chinese official to have visited the island so far.

The delegation, comprising executives from 61 companies, representatives from cultural, education and tourism sectors, is the most ambitious in a series of mainland purchasing missions to visit Taiwan, according to the island's ruling Kuomintang party, which invited Liang to visit Taiwan.

Upon arriving at the Taoyuan International Airport, Liang told reporters that he felt very happy to set foot on the “precious island.” “We're here to seek cooperation opportunities, enhance exchanges, and expand cooperation, so as to create a win-win status for both sides.”

Liang also noted that he will attend the opening ceremony for the Jiangsu Week in Taiwan today, when many agreements will be signed and procurement activities will be held.

At a dinner party hosted by the KMT's honorary chairman Wu Po-hsiung at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Liang expressed his gratitude to the KMT for making him the first provincial secretary of the Chinese Communist Party to visit Taiwan.

Liang said his procurement mission will engage in large-scale exchanges with Taiwan in all fields. “As a province, we have the duty to contribute more to help realize the common vision of the peaceful development of cross-strait ties.”

He asked Wu to relay his sincere gratitude to KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou for the efforts in promoting cross-strait ties.

For his part, Wu said that people across the Taiwan Strait paid great attention to Liang's visit to Taiwan, because Liang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the island, and the procurement mission is the largest in scale.

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