Hu meets Taiwan guests

Island returns to Expo after 40-year absence

SHANGHAI - President Hu Jintao met with major Taiwan guests attending Expo 2010 Shanghai on Thursday as the two sides move forward to closer cross-Straits ties.

More than 100 Taiwan dignitaries had been invited by the organizing committee to attend the opening ceremony, including Kuomintang (KMT) honorary Chairmen Lien Chan and Wu Poh-hsiung, as well as the People's First Party Chairman James Soong.