On April 29, 2005 (March 21, 2005 in the lunar calendar), the top leaders of the two parties shook hands after 60 years of the "Hu Lianhui". Hu Jintao meets with Lien Chan On April 29, 2005, Hu Jintao, then General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, met with Lien Chan, Chairman of the Kuomintang of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The handshake between the two was a historic handshake between the top leaders of the two parties 60 years after the meeting between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek in 1945. When meeting with Lien Chan and his party, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao pointed out that from the moment the visiting group set foot on the mainland, the two parties have jointly taken a historic step; This step not only marks a new stage of development in the exchanges between the two parties, but also reflects the determination and sincerity to jointly promote the development of cross-Strait relations; this step taken jointly by the two parties will surely be recorded in the history of the development of cross-Strait relations. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao held formal talks with Lien Chan, Chairman of the Kuomintang of China, and issued the "Press Communique on the Talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Hu Jintao and Chairman of the Kuomintang of China, Lien Chan." During the talks, General Secretary Hu put forward four propositions on developing cross-strait relations: establishing political mutual trust, mutual respect, and seeking common ground while reserving differences; strengthening economic exchanges and cooperation for mutual benefit and common development; Carry out equal consultations, strengthen communication, and expand consensus; encourage people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to strengthen exchanges, enhance understanding, and integrate family ties.