Annette Lu's mainland visit 'will be good'

A Taiwan-affairs official in the mainland yesterday said Annette Lu, an outspoken former "vice-president" of the island, will receive a warm welcome if and when she visits the Chinese mainland, more so if she "changed her pro-independence stance".

"It is a good thing if Annette Lu can visit the mainland. And if she could change her pro-independence stance, it would be even better," An Min, the vice-president of the Association for Relation Across the Taiwan Straits, told China Daily.

"I think everybody will be happy if she makes her trip successful," An, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the former vice-minister of commerce, said.