Indeed, it was at last year’s Boao Forum that Chinese President Hu Jintao began to express public optimism about the positive trends in Mainland China-Taiwan relations. That rapprochement was possible because Taiwan’s then newly elected vice president was given permission by China to attend the forum, where he was able to meet informally with President Hu.
实际上，在去年的博鳌论坛上，中国国家主席胡锦涛对中国大陆和台湾的关系向积极的方向发展表示了乐观。台湾新当选的副总统也破例作为嘉宾参见了论坛，和胡锦涛进行了非正式的会谈。