First Chen-Chiang summit
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The First Chen-Chiang summit (第一次陳江會談) was the first of a series of what would later become the Chen-Chiang summit
of cross-strait
meetings. The meeting was held between the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
represented by Chen Yun-lin and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
represented by Chiang Pin-kung
. This meeting followed the 1993 Wang-Koo summit
.
, People's Republic of China
. Two agreements were signed. The first agreement was signed for weekend cross-strait chartered flights. The second agreement was signed for mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan island. The documents were signed in simplified Chinese characters and traditional Chinese characters and then exchanged.
Both claimed this atmosphere was very different compared to the 1993 Wang-Koo summit, when both were signing for China status. The wife of Chen and the wife of Chiang also entered the summit holding each other's hands and the atmosphere appeared happy.
Chen-Chiang summit
Chen-Chiang summit or sometimes Chiang-Chen summit are a series of meetings between the Straits Exchange Foundation of the Kuomintang and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the Communist Party of China. The summit deals with Cross-Strait relations...
of cross-strait
Cross-Strait relations
Cross-Strait relations refers to the relations between People's Republic of China and the Republic of China , which lie to the west and east, repectively, of the Taiwan Strait in the west Pacific Ocean....
meetings. The meeting was held between the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits is an organization set up by the People's Republic of China for handling technical or business matters with the Republic of China ....
represented by Chen Yun-lin and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
Straits Exchange Foundation
The Straits Exchange Foundation is a semi-official organization set up by the Republic of China government to handle technical or business matters with the People's Republic of China...
represented by Chiang Pin-kung
Chiang Pin-kung
Chiang Pin-kung is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. He is currently vice-chairman of the Kuomintang , and chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation .-Biography:...
. This meeting followed the 1993 Wang-Koo summit
Wang-Koo summit
The Wang-Koo summit was an attempt at a cross-strait meeting that took place in 1993 with some follow up meetings up to 1998 between Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits chairman Wang Daohan and Straits Exchange Foundation charman Koo Chen-fu.-Pre-meeting:In 1992, a year before the...
.
Meeting
The summit was a quick meeting that took place on June 13, 2008 in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Two agreements were signed. The first agreement was signed for weekend cross-strait chartered flights. The second agreement was signed for mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan island. The documents were signed in simplified Chinese characters and traditional Chinese characters and then exchanged.
Both claimed this atmosphere was very different compared to the 1993 Wang-Koo summit, when both were signing for China status. The wife of Chen and the wife of Chiang also entered the summit holding each other's hands and the atmosphere appeared happy.