Taiwan’s opposition leader Lien Chen has returned home after a historic visit to mainland China, hailing his “journey of peace” that netted a friendship offer of two giant pandas from Beijing. Lien, chairman of the Nationalist Party, gave a brief speech at the airport upon his arrival on Tuesday, hailing the eight-day visit to the mainland and saying his “journey of peace has come to an end and we’ve met with the mainland leaders and exchanged views with them.” Full Story