Taiwan's New Party delegation lands in Dalian
(CRI)
Updated: 2005-07-09 15:37

Taiwan New Party's Chairman Yok Mu-ming and his delegation have arrived in the coastal city of Dalian, in Northeast China's Liaoning Province.

This is the third leg of their Chinese mainland tour which marks the 60th victory anniversary of China's anti-Japanese war.

Taiwan New Party's Chairman Yok Mu-ming walks to lay a flower at a tomb honoring fallen soldiers and civilian victims during the anti-Japanese aggression war in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Saturday, July 9, 2005. [Xinhua]

The top party leader of Liaoning Province Li Keqiang held a banquet to welcome the Taiwan delegation, which arrived from Nanjing.

Members of delegation led by Taiwan New Party's Chairman Yok Mu-ming line up to lay flowers at a tomb in memory of fallen soldiers and civilian victims during the anti-Japanese aggression war in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Saturday, July 9, 2005. [Xinhua]

Li said Friday that their visit highlights the fact that Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits share the same history as well as blood.

Taiwan New Party's Chairman Yok Mu-ming makes a traditional Chinese greeting to wellwishers during his visit to Dalian Economic and Development Zone in the coastal city of Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 9, 2005. [Xinhua]

He said their tour would foster an atmosphere of unity among all Chinese people and that only when the nation is united and works together can it advance.

Yok Mu-ming said a nation must not forget its history, otherwise the tragedies of history will be repeated. He said the aim of this trip was to remind China's younger generation of historical lessons.

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