First Chen–Chiang summit

The First Chen–Chiang summit (Chinese: 第一次陳江會談; pinyin: Dì Yī Cì Chén Jiāng Huìtán) was the first of a series of what would later become the Chen-Chiang summit of cross-strait meetings. The meeting was held between the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) represented by Chen Yun-lin and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) represented by Chiang Pin-kung. This meeting followed the 1993 Wang-Koo summit.[1]

Meeting

The summit was a quick meeting that took place on June 13, 2008 in Beijing. Two agreements were signed. The first agreement was signed for weekend cross-strait chartered flights. The second agreement was signed for mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan island.[2] The documents were signed in simplified Chinese characters and traditional Chinese characters and then exchanged.

Both claimed this atmosphere was very different compared to the 1993 Wang-Koo summit, when both were signing for China status.[1] The wife of Chen and the wife of Chiang also entered the summit holding each other's hands and the atmosphere appeared happy.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 iFeng.comComment. "iFeng.com." 兩會復談花絮. Retrieved on 2010-12-18.
  2. China-embassy.org. "China-embassy.org." Hu Jintao meets taiwan delegation, hails cross-strait talks. Retrieved on 2010-12-18.


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