Mainland's Taiwan affairs chief to visit island

The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief is scheduled to make a historic four-day visit to the island later this month, a Taiwan official said on Thursday.

Zhang Zhijun, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, will lead a delegation to visit Taiwan on June 23, said Wu Mei-hung, spokeswoman for the Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei.

Zhang will visit New Taipei, Tai-chung and Kaohsiung, she said during a news conference.