Warming of Taiwan ties seen in exchanges

Visits hailed as 'important step' in fostering mutual understanding

The two heads in charge of cross-Straits affairs from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are set to meet next month during a visit to the mainland by Wang Yu-chi, who would become Taiwan's first sitting affairs chief to visit.

Wang plans to lead a delegation to Nanjing and Shanghai from Feb 11 to 14, a mainland spokesman announced on Tuesday.