Hu, Lien stress cross-Strait peace

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Hu Jintao (R), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Lien Chan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China.

During the opening ceremony, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin says to achieve the goal of realizing peaceful development, both sides should put the interests of people first and work toward the goal of improving the livelihood of people on both sides of the Straits.

Jia Qingli said, "People on both sides of the Straits are from the same root and our fates are connected. The revival of our nation is our common expectation. Let us hold our hands together to strive for the revival of our nation."