Mainland, Taiwan organizations hold first talks in 9 years

Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) exchanges documents with Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) during a signing ceremony held in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Chen Yunlin, chairman of Chinese mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) sign the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists' traveling to Taiwan, in Beijing, China, June 13, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Chen Yunlin (R), chairman of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) walk into the aseembly hall to attend a signing ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)