Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), proposes a toast to Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), Lien Chan during a welcoming banquet held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2008.

      Jia Qinglin (2nd R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), Lien Chan (2nd L) and Lien’s wife Lien Fang-yu (1st L) in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2008.