KMT Vice President Hau Lung-bin begins first trip to Beijing as Taipei mayor
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin, tipped to run for president of Taiwan in two years, is due to meet senior leaders in Beijing. It is Hau's first official visit to Beijing, and analysts said it would help boost his profile if he does stand for the presidency.
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin, tipped to run for president of Taiwan in two years, is due to meet senior leaders in Beijing today.
It is Hau's first official visit to Beijing, and analysts said it would help boost his profile if he does stand for the presidency.
Hau, who is also vice-chairman of the island's governing Kuomintang, will meet Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the elite Politburo Standing Committee, and Chen Deming, head of the mainland's Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, according to the United Daily News.
Hau arrived yesterday for a four-day visit to the mainland.
He previously met Yu in 2010 in Shanghai when the mainland official was Communist Party chief of the city. "Yu is an old friend of mine. I hope our meeting will help Taiwan foster closer ties with the mainland," Hau said.
He is also due to meet Zhang Zhijun, Beijing's top Taiwan affairs official, who is currently touring Taiwan, before he leaves for home on Sunday.