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 | Taiwan's opposition Koumintang Party leader Lien Chan gestures as he speaks briefly upon arrival at Shanghai's Pudong airport. President Chen Shui-bian reminded China it would eventually have to deal with Taiwan's elected leader and said he had asked an opposition politician to relay messages to Beijing during a visit next week. click to open  |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan and his delegation shake hands with business people from Taiwan based in Shanghai at the Pudong International Airport upon their arrival in the city May 1, 2005. Lien's landmark meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao won mixed reviews at home on Saturday, with some newspapers praising his peace effort and other accusing Lien of selling out Taiwan. click to open |  | Taiwan's Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, second from bottom bow with his wife Lien Fang Yu in front of the grave of his grandmother Madam Shen in Xi'an, western China, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Lien's visit to mainland China is the first by a Nationalist leader since China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949. click to open |  | Taiwan's Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, second from right foreground, gets into his car as thousands of Chinese gathered to welcome him as he visited the grave of his grandmother Madam Shen in Xi'an, western China, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Lien's visit to mainland China is the first by a Nationalist leader since China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan (R) and his daughter cry while visiting his grandmother's grave in Xian, in northwest China's Shaanxi province May 1, 2005. Lien's landmark meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao won mixed reviews at home on Saturday, with some newspapers praising his peace effort and others accusing Lien of selling out Taiwan. click to open |  | From left, Nationalist Party leader Lien Chan's family members, Chen Hung-Yuan, son-in-law, Lien Hui-Shing, daugther, Lien Fang Yu, wife, Lien Chan, Lien Sheng-wen, elder son, Lien Sheng-wu, younger son pose for photos at the grave site of Lien Chan's grandmother, Madam Shen in Xia'an, western China, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Lien's visit to mainland China is the first by a Nationalist leader since China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949. click to open |  | Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, checks his grandmother's gravestone at a cemetery in Xian, western China, May 1, 2005 click to open |  | A Chinese man holds up a banner with the words 'Lien Chan we welcome you' as the Taiwanese Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, right walks by as he arrives at the airport in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005. Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan flew to Xi'an after meeting Friday with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level encounter between the two sides since they split in 1949. They promised to jointly promote peace and economic ties _ a pledge that Taiwan's premier on Saturday suggested might be illegal. Woman on right is unidentified family member. click to open |  | A cheering crowd of 10,000 gathered to welcome Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan as he his former elementary school in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005. Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan flew to Xi'an after meeting Friday with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level encounter between the two sides since they split in 1949. They promised to jointly promote peace and economic ties _ a pledge that Taiwan's premier on Saturday suggested might be illegal. Woman on right is unidentified family member. click to open |  | A Chinese woman holds up a newspaper picture showing the historic meeting between Taiwan's Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao as she waits for Lien Chan's visit to a school in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005. Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan flew to Xi'an after meeting Friday with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level encounter between the two sides since they split in 1949. They promised to jointly promote peace and economic ties _ a pledge that Taiwan's premier on Saturday suggested might be illegal. click to open |
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