CPC chief Xi Jinping says he's confident that relations between the mainland and Taiwan will develop peacefully.
He made the remarks during a meeting with the Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan in Beijing. Xi Jinping also promised continued efforts for stronger ties between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, saying the new CPC leadership has a duty to continue promoting the peaceful development of mainland-Taiwan ties. Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has met with South Korea's newly sworn-in President Park Geun-hye. Liu Yandong, one of only 2-women in the CPC Politburo, is a special envoy to the inauguration of Park Geun-hye for both Chinese President Hu Jintao and CPC chief Xi Jinping. She says the Chinese government is willing to further deepen its strategic partnership with South Korea.

中共中央总书记习近平表示，我们有充分信心继续坚定不移推动两岸关系和平发展。
习近平在北京会见中国国民党荣誉主席连战时发表上述讲话。 习近平承诺继续加强两岸关系的发展， 他表示，继续推动两岸关系和平发展是新一届中共中央领导集体的责任。 中国国务委员刘延东会见韩国新任总统朴槿惠。 刘延东是政治局两名女性委员之一， 作为胡锦涛主席和习近平总书记的特别代表出席朴槿惠的就职仪式。 刘延东表示，中国政府愿与进一步丰富中韩战略合作伙伴关系内涵。