General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Hu Jintao and visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan began their second meeting in Beijing Sunday morning.

Hu Jintao (R), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Lien Chan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2006.

The two met for the first time in Beijing a year ago when Lien, then chairman of the Taiwan-based KMT party, had an "ice-breaking"visit to the mainland. It was also the first meeting between top leaders of the CPC and KMT in 60 years.

Lien arrived on Thursday leading a KMT delegation to attend a two-day cross-Straits economic and trade forum, which closed on Saturday.

The mainland announced a new package of preferential policies to promote economic and trade relations across the Taiwan Straits at the forum.

The participants also passed joint proposals for closer economic and trade ties across the Straits.