November 6, 2008 

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou (3rd R) meets with chief of mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (3rd L) in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Nov. 6, 2008.  [Xinhua Photo]

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou met with chief of mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chen Yunlin in Taipei at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Chief of mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (L) presents a painting of horse to Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Nov. 6, 2008.  [Xinhua Photo]

Ma and Chen exchanged gifts at the meeting in a hotel. Chen presented Ma a painting of a horse. Ma's surname means horse in Chinese language.

Ma gave Chen a fine porcelain.

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou (R) presents a fine porcelain to chief of mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Nov. 6, 2008. Ma and Chen met in Taipei at 11 a.m. on Thursday. [Xinhua Photo]

The meeting lasted only five minutes, at which officials of ARATS' Taiwan counterpart, the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), were also present.

Chen is in Taiwan for a historic five-day visit at the invitation of SEF.

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou (C front) poses for a photo with chief of mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (3rd L) in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan Province, Nov. 6, 2008.  [Xinhua Photo]