Chinese top political advisor meets delegates to World Buddhism Forum

Source: Xinhua | 03-28-2009 08:22

WUXI, Jiangsu, March 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said he hoped Buddhists from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan would make further contributions to China's economic development, social harmony and peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Jia Qinglin (4th R, front), chairman of the National  Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative  Conference (CPPCC), poses with Buddhism representatives  for a group photo in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province  on March 27, 2009. Jia met the Buddhism representatives  from Chinese mainland, Chinese Taiwan, Chinese Hong Kong,  Chinese Macao, and other countries and regions on Friday. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)

Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met Friday with more than 100 delegates to the second World Buddhism Forum, which will open Saturday in Wuxi, eastern Jiangsu province. It will conclude Wednesday in Taipei.

Jia praised contributions made by Chinese Buddhists to the following: the May 12 Wenchuan Earthquake relief work, maintaining stability and prosperity in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and promoting peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.