The relationship cross the Strait stays stable. Recently,Hu Jintao, president of PRC, and Lian Zhan, formervice-president of Taiwan and former president of Kuo-mintang, met in Singapore. And it is reported that bothsides had a discussion and formally signed this long-waitingCross-Strait Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement(ECFA). Not long after that, it was learned that both sides crossthe Strait signed a MOU on banking industry supervision andcooperation. The signing of this MOU starts the negotiationon mutual-opening of banking and financial services industrycross the Strait.