单选题 The passage mentioned ______.

A、 presidents and administrators of some Taiwan universities had a conference with the presidents and administrators of 24 Chinese mainland institutions
B、 the number of students, teachers and researchers from mainland going to participate in the educational exchange program will increase dramatically
C、 at the conference in mid-January in Taiwan, it was agreed that longer stay would be granted for academic conference and tours
D、 scholars in Taiwan believed that economic development should have priority over democracy

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】第四段第二句"In mid-January，university presidents and administrators from two dozen educational institutions in China met their Taiwanese counterpart...”可知A正确；B错误，现仍存在很多障碍，不可能飞速增长；C错误，一月中旬的会议上，未达成延长交换生期限的协议；D错误，这是Gang Dong-chun的观点。