Taiwanese business leaders expressed support Tuesday for an upcoming visit by a top China envoy, saying it could lead Chinese banks to inject needed funds into the island and bolster its flagging economy. In comments ahead of next week's historic visit by Chen Yunlin, chairman of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, business leaders told a news conference they were urging Taiwanese companies to pool resources with China to tackle the global financial crisis. Chen will be the most senior Chinese envoy to arrive in Taiwan for bilateral talks since the two sides split in 1949. “I hope Chen's visit will pave the way for Chinese banks to inject money into Taiwanese businesses” that have been denied loans from local banks with credit problems, said Preston Chen, head of Taiwan's National Federation of Industries. Chen is to arrive in Taipei on Nov. 3 as head of a 60
