SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 -- The mainland is willing to help Taiwan in face of current global financial crisis, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader said here on Saturday.
"If the worsening world economic situation continues and the Taiwan side asks for help to solve economic difficulties, the mainland is willing to offer assistance with utmost efforts," Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, said at the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum.
Jia, also chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the mainland has worked out series of measures to enlarge domestic demand and boost economic growth, which will advance the economic development of the mainland as well as Taiwan.
"The measures will provide new trade and investment opportunities for Taiwan businessmen," he said.
He said the compatriots of the two sides should help each other in the crucial stage to cope with the crisis.
"We should get through the difficulties hand in hand," he said.
