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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Ma Ying-jeou, newly elected chairman of
Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) party, promised on Sunday he would work to promote
exchanges between the KMT and the Communist Party of China (CPC) for peace,
prosperity and development across the Taiwan Straits.
"I hope that both the KMT and CPC would work together for the benefits of
compatriots on both sides of the Straits, based on the consensus reached between
Lien Chan and Hu Jintao on April 29," Ma said.
Ma made the remarks in a message to General Secretary Hu Jintao of the CPC
Central Committee Sunday afternoon to thank Hu for his congratulations on his
victory in the just-ended election of the KMT chairman.
Hu said in his letter of congratulations to Ma, "I sincerely hope that the
KMT and the CPC, together with compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits,
will continue to promote the peaceful and steady development of cross-Straits
relations, and join hands to create a bright future for the Chinese nation."
Ma, an incumbent KMT vice chairman and Taipei Mayor, was elected new
chairman of the KMT on Saturday.
Ma defeated his contender Wang Jyn-pyng, another KMT vice chairman, by
winning 72.36 percent of votes in the election to take over as the party chief
from retiring Chairman Lien Chan. Enditem
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