Eighth cross-Strait youth development forum to be held in Zhejiang

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The eighth cross-Strait youth development forum will be held from July 10 to 15 in east China's Zhejiang Province, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

Former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party Hung Hsiu-chu, also chair of the Taiwan-based Chinese Cyan Geese Peace Education Foundation, will attend the forum upon invitation, said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office.