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Vice President Lu Calls for Greater Communication Across Strait
2000-06-13

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Vice President Annette Lu said on Tuesday that Taiwan and mainland China should work to boost mutual understanding and bilateral exchanges after a separation of more than 50 years.

 

Lu made the remarks when meeting with US Senator John Rockefeller (D-W.V.), who is currently visiting Taipei to attend the 12th World Congress on Information Technology and the 24th annual joint Business Conference of the US-ROC (Taiwan) Business Council and the ROC-USA Business Council.

 

Lu thanked Rockefeller for his long-standing support of the Republic of China, and expressed the hope that the senator will continue to back Taiwan in the US Congress.

 

The vice president also asked about the current status of entrepreneurial cooperation between Taiwan and West Virginia, saying that she would be very happy to see even greater fruit from two-way cooperative ventures.

 

Rockefeller, who has long maintained very close relations with Taiwan, said he is also very concerned about the development of relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and underscored the importance of maintaining security in the strait.

 

As a good friend of the ROC, Rockefeller promised to continue supporting Taiwan and providing advice to the ROC government.

 

Rockefeller also paid a visit to Premier Tang-fei later the same day. He took the opportunity to hail Chen's recent efforts to reduce cross-strait tensions.

 

According to the US senator, Chen's remarks on cross-strait relations have been quite appropriate, and the US side feels that his words have to some extent helped dissolve bilateral tensions between Taiwan and mainland China.

 

Teng praised Rockefeller as a genuine friend, and urged the US senator to continue backing the ROC in the US Congress. He also thanked him for his praise, on behalf of Chen.

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