SEF chairman: mainland, Taiwan should boost ties in medical care

Source: Xinhua | 04-28-2009 08:19

NANJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan said Monday the two sides should strengthen cooperation in medical care.

The mainland-based Association for Relations Across the  Taiwan Straits (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin (3rd L) and  the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman  Chiang Pin-kung (3nd R) are presented with "health passport"  during their visit to BenQ hospital in Nanjing, capital of  east China's Jiangsu Province, April 27, 2009. A negotiating  delegation led by Chiang Pin-kung visited some Taiwan enterprises  in Nanjing on Monday.  (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

"The goal of economic development is to improve the living standards of people.... The mainland and Taiwan should also strengthen medical cooperation to benefit people from both sides," said Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), when visiting the BenQ Hospital in Nanjing, capital of eastern Jiangsu Province.