Almost 200 Taiwanese students arrived on the Chinese mainland on Monday for an 8-day visit at the behest of China’s Soong Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF).

 

The students are from 30 key universities and academic institutes including Taiwan, Taipei and Chengchi Universities.

 

Staying until February 5 the students will attend lectures and visit local homes in the company of mainland students.

 

The activities are being arranged by the Kuomintang Youth League and the Taiwan-based China Tide Foundation, say the SCLF.

 

The SCLF was founded in 1982 to commemorate Soong Ching Ling, who was the wife of Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), a forerunner of China's modern political revolution. He was made honorary president of China by the Standing Committee of the fifth National People's Congress on May 16 of 1981.

 

The SCLF is engaged in promoting international friendship and peace, exchanges across the Taiwan Straits and education for children.

 

(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2007)