Taiwan willing to help Chinese student pay tribute to ancestors

This unofficial photo shows the Taipei 101 skyscraper commanding the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said the mainland was willing to do its part to facilitate Ma Ying-jeou's visit, and wished him a good journey.

Ma Ying-jeou will visit the mainland to pay tribute to his ancestors ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-sweeping Day. He will lead a group of Taiwan students who will come to the mainland for communication and exchanges.

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Paying respects to ancestors around the Qingming Festival is a tradition shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, said Ma Xiaoguang. He said that by enhancing communication, young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can create new impetus for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.