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 | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, right, and his wife Lien Fang Yu wave as they walks out of a plane on arrival in Nanjing, China, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. The history-making trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, which is threatening to attack if the self-ruled island pursues formal independence. click to open  |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, waves upon his arrival in Nanjing, China, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien arrived in China on Tuesday on a trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, becoming the most prominent Taiwanese political figure to visit the mainland since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949. click to open |  | Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan speaks (C), as his wife Lien Fang-yu (2nd R) adjusts the microphone, upon arrival at Nanjing in Jiangsu province, China, April 26, 2005. Lien began a historic 'journey of peace' to China on Tuesday, seeking reconciliation with an old enemy even as pro-independence supporters in Taipei protested against the trip. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, holds up his wine glass during a toast at a banquet held to welcome him by Chinese officials in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. The history-making trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, which is threatening to attack if the self-ruled island pursues formal independence. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, toasts during a banquet held to welcome him by Chinese officials in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. The history-making trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, which is threatening to attack if the self-ruled island pursues formal independence. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, offers a toast in front of two Chinese characters, part of a welcome sign for Lien, which literally means 'Nation, Nation' unintentionally, during a meeting at a hotel in Nanjing, China, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. The history-making trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, which is threatening to attack if the self-ruled island pursues formal independence. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan, left, stands next to Li Yuanchao, local communist party secretary of Jiangsu as they toast during a banquet at a hotel in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. The history-making trip aimed at easing tensions with Beijing, which is threatening to attack if the self-ruled island pursues formal independence. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan and his wife Fang Yu wave to the crowd at Nanjing airport. Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan arrived in China for a historic visit following violent protests in Taipei by pro-independence Taiwanese who accused him of selling out to the mainland. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan and his wife Lien Fang Yu wave as they arrive at the Lukou airport in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit, beginning Tuesday, is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. click to open |  | Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan waves to the crowd as he arrives at Jinling Hotel, which will accommodate Lien's delegation in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Lien's visit, beginning Tuesday, is the first by a Nationalist Party leader to the mainland since the party, which once ruled both Taiwan and China, lost a civil war to the communists in 1949 and fled the mainland. click to open |
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