KMT chief pays tribute to Sun Yat-sen

Hung Hsiu-chu, chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang party, paid tribute to KMT founder Sun Yat-sen at his mausoleum in Nanjing on Monday, and said her five-day trip to the mainland pursues the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.

Hung, who flew to the capital of East China's Jiangsu province on Sunday, said during a meeting with Nanjing officials that despite a difficult cross-Straits situation, the connection between the two sides won't be cut off and exchanges will continue.

"We come in peace, hope and mutual trust between the two sides," she said. "It is not just for this generation, but also for the benefit for our next generation. I hope the seed of hope we spread today will blossom and yield fruit in the future."