Experts tout unofficial exchanges across Straits

Forum organizers released a list of 41 events to help improve relations between young people

With political ties strained, unofficial exchanges are the most effective way of repairing deteriorating cross-Straits relations, experts said during a forum on the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations in Beijing on Thursday.

The two-day forum on the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations was hosted by nongovernmental organizations from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, and attracted about 200 delegates from both sides of the Straits. They discussed issues such as politics, the economy, culture, society and youth.