Chen hails Hu's signs of goodwill (Taiwan)

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President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday hailed recent remarks by Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) as containing signs of goodwill that give weight to Taipei's expectations of a thaw in relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Chen made the statement while meeting at the Presidential Office with a group of overseas Chinese community leaders from western Canada and the US.

Hu is in Brazil on the first leg of his official visit to several South American countries that will also take him to Argentina and Chile. He was quoted as having told Chinese community leaders in Rio de Janeiro on Monday that China's development comes ahead of cross-strait unification issues on his government's agenda.

Chen said he felt that Hu's remarks signalled "some goodwill toward the expectation of a gradual thaw in the lingering cross-strait stalemate."

Taipei Times

[Surikat]

1. That's a real relief...

I just hope it's a justified hope.