Taiwan county leaders delegation arrives for mainland visit

BEIJING, Sept. 17 -- A delegation of county leaders from Taiwan arrived in Beijing on Saturday for a visit to the Chinese mainland, a mainland spokesperson said.

The delegation includes officials for New Taipei City and the seven counties of Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Hualien, Taitung, Kinmen and Lienchiang.

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that the delegation would discuss economic, cultural and tourism cooperation with related personnel from the mainland.

The delegation made the visit at the invitation of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Beijing municipal government, Ma said.

Some members of the delegation also plan to visit other provinces and cities on the mainland during the trip, Ma said.