BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Taiwan's Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP) will be welcome to send a delegation to visit the
Chinese mainland as soon as it abandons the "Taiwan Independence"
program, a mainland spokesman said here Wednesday.

  Li Weiyi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State
Council, said that except for a tiny minority of die-hard DPP
proponents of "Taiwan Independence," the mainland welcomes the
vast majority of DPP members to come for a visit in an "
appropriate capacity" so as to boost mutual understanding.

  But he stressed that unless the DPP completely abandons its "
Taiwan Independence" program, the mainland would not engage in any
contact with any DPP departments or organizations.   Enditem