XI'AN - The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief Wednesday called on both sides across the Taiwan Straits to work together for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification of the motherland.Liu Jieyi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met Hung Hsiu-chu, former Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman, and Yok Mu-ming, chairman of Taiwan's New Party, respectively in the northwestern city of Xi'an.Hung and Yok were in Xi'an to attend a ceremony paying homage to Huangdi, also known as the Yellow Emperor, regarded as one common ancestor for all Chinese.At the meetings, Liu expressed appreciation for the effort made by Taiwan's organizations and politicians, including Hung and Yok, to uphold the one-China principle and oppose "Taiwan independence."He expressed the hope that people from all walks of life on the two sides of the Taiwan Straits to work together for the greater national interest. festival wristbands ukprintable wristbandsmotivational wristbands for athletescustom rubber band braceletscustom rubber wristbandssilicone fidget spinner
Attending a parliamentary confirmation hearing in Seoul on June 7, 2017, South Korea's foreign minister-nominee, Kang Kyung-whasays she would seek talks with Japan to reevaluate a controversial deal struck in 2015 over the 'comfort women' issue. [Photo/VCG] SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday appointed Kang Kyung-wha as the country's first female foreign minister despite harsh resistance from the conservative opposition party. Moon provided a certificate of appointment for Kang at the conferment ceremony, which was held in the presidential Blue House earlier in the day, according to the press release by Moon's office. The liberal leader, who took office on May 10, nominated Kang as the foreign minister nominee on May 21, but the official appointment was delayed amid strong opposition from the main conservative opposition Liberty Korea Party. The conservative party opposed Kang's nomination over several controversies, including her false registration of her home address for educational purpose, but about 80 percent of South Koreans trusted Moon's nomination of his cabinet members, including Kang, recent opinion polls showed. The minor conservative Righteous Party and the centrist People's Party denounced Moon's appointment of Kang despite their resistance, though the appointment is a right given to the president. The minor progressive Justice Party welcomed Kang's nomination, describing the resistance as opposition for the sake of opposition. President Moon said the foreign minister post cannot be left vacant anymore because the South Korea-US summit is around the corner and the Group of 20 summit meeting will come. Moon was scheduled to leave for Washington on June 28 for his two-day summit meeting with US President Donald Trump from June 29.
