Expo enhances cross-Straits relations

SHANGHAI - Ties between Taipei and Shanghai are growing closer in the lead up to Expo Shanghai 2010, following historic exchanges between top-level officials and businessmen from both sides of the Strait.

A delegation led by Taipei's Deputy Mayor Lee Yong-ping arrived in Shanghai last Friday to promote Taipei Cultural Week, which will be observed here from June 3 to 28.

The deputy mayor's visit to Shanghai follows a trip to Taipei earlier this month by Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and a 200-member delegation. The four-day visit was undertaken to present a roadshow for Expo Shanghai 2010 and received massive publicity in Taiwan.