T:Tian Wei,anchor of Dialogue,CCTV-9L:Kenneth Liberthal,professor of political science,Universityof MichiganT:As someone who has been watching closely the issuesof the East Asia for years,how do you look at thesignificance of the mainland trips of Lian Zhan andSong Chuyu?L:I think these trips are very important.They reallyopen up a new level of dialogue across the TaiwanStrait.I think they’ve given the people in Taiwana different kind of view of the mainland.As thepeople going back to their old homestead,they’vebeen welcomed by the Party and state leaders inBeijing,and they had a chance to express viewsand to express them in a place like Peking T: Tian Wei, anchor of Dialogue, CCTV-9L: Kenneth Liberthal, professor of political science, University of Michigan T: As someone who has been watching closely the issues of the East Asia for years, how do you look at the signature of the mainland trips of Lian Zhan and Song Chuyu? L: I think these trips are very important. They really open up a new level of dialogue across the Taiwan Strait. I think they’ve given the people in Taiwana different kind of view of the mainland. As thepeople going back to their old homestead, they’vebeen welcomed by the Party and state leaders inBeijing, and they had a chance to express viewsand to express them in a place like Peking