Chairman of CPPCC and the member of Standing Committee of CPCCC Jia meets Chiang, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), at Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chairman of CPPCC and the member of Standing Committee of CPCCC Jia Qinglin (R) meets Chiang Pin-kung, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), and his delegation at Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 31, 2005. A top Chinese leader will roll out the red carpet for a Taiwan opposition Nationalist politician on Thursday, hours after Beijing offered the island economic sweeteners to temper a law sanctioning war if it makes a bid for independence. REUTERS/Takanori Sekine/Pool