A top aide of former Vice President Lien Chan said yesterday that President Ma Ying-jeou didn't ask Lien to carry out any special duties during his recent trip to China, but Lien, in pre-departure meetings with Ma, did mention the four principles that he eventually revealed during his meeting in Beijing with Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.

Former Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan arrived in Taiwan yesterday to attend a gathering of entrepreneurs from Taiwan and China.

A sign at a Beijing restaurant barring citizens of nations involved in maritime disputes with China — along with dogs — has triggered a wave of online outrage among Vietnamese and Filipinos.

Lien Chan, an honorary chairman of Taiwan's governing party, visited Space City in Beijing yesterday.

The government is considering recognizing Chinese junior college diplomas to attract more students from the mainland to continue their education in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday.

Increasing travel demand from both sides of the Taiwan Strait could help boost Taiwan's aviation industry, Tony Tyler, director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said in Taipei yesterday.

Political dialogue between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is inevitable as both work closer to forge mutual trust, Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) said yesterday during a meeting with mainland China President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) in Beijing.

The head of Taiwan's top China policymaking body said yesterday that ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan's visit to China is private in nature, downplaying Lien's prediction that political dialogue between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will become unavoidable in the future.

Like most overseas visitors, the 12,000 Amway employees headed here from mainland China will enjoy the warm hospitality, unique lifestyle and diverse cultural activities found in Taipei City.

China's top leader Xi Jinping said yesterday that Beijing will continue to promote the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait.