Meeting on Taiwan affairs seen as a boost to relations

Cross-Straits relations are expected to deepen as the mainland's Taiwan affairs chief, Zhang Zhijun, prepares to meet Andrew Hsia, his counterpart from Taiwan, in Guangdong province from Oct 13 to 15.

The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office announced on Oct 1 that Zhang will meet with Hsia, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, during Hsia's visit to the provincial capital, Guangzhou, and Dongguan in the province's eastern area, and discuss cross-Straits relations.

This will be the fourth meeting between top cross-Straits affairs officials from both sides since last year. This May, Zhang and Hsia had a formal meeting in Kinmen county, a Taiwan islet just a couple of kilometers off the coast of Fujian province.