Eric Chu, chairman of the Kuomintang, pledged better cross-Straits development on Sunday, saying the KMT will be responsible for "the public, the next generation and history".

He said peaceful development must continue and efforts should be made to deepen cross-Straits exchanges.

Chu's three-day visit to the mainland will be highlighted by his first meeting with General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing on Monday.