Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

Mainland spokesman re-stresses cross-Strait contact on military issues 

A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday reiterated the significance of cross-Strait contact on military issues.

Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a press conference when asked to comment on a white paper regarding China's national defense issued last month. Full story

Taiwan's Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation delegation to attend Boao Forum 

Top advisor of the Taiwan-based Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation, Frederick Chien, will lead a delegation to the upcoming Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) to be hosted on the Chinese mainland, a mainland spokesman said Wednesday. Full story