Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China, shakes hands with Eric Chu, chairman of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang Party (KMT), during their meeting in Beijing yesterday. The meeting, the first between Xi and Chu, is part of Chu’s first visit to the mainland since he was elected KMT chairman in January. He met with Yu Zhengsheng, top political adviser and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, on Saturday and attended the 10th Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum in Shanghai on Sunday. (Story on P4)China News Service