The Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Party on Taiwan, Lien Chan, is on a three-day visit to the mainland.Lien is leading a delegation of more than 40 politicians and business leaders.He has met with CPC chief Xi Jinping.Lien is also due to meet with outgoing President Hu Jintao and other leaders tomorrow.Lien Chan's first visit to the mainland in 2005re-opened lines of communication between the CPC and the Kuomintang after more than 6-decades of detachment.Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandongis set to attend the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye later on this Monday.Park is set to become South Korea's first female President.Liu Yandong, one of only 2-women in the politburo,has been tapped as a special envoy to the inauguration for both Chinese President Hu Jintao and CPC chief Xi Jinping.She's already met with South Korea's outgoing President Lee Myung-bak.
