The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on the morning of April 24, and spokesperson Zhu Fenglian answered questions from reporters. A reporter asked, General Secretary Xi Jinping met with Ma Ying-jeou and his entourage in Beijing on the 10th, saying that "we sincerely invite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots to come to the mainland for a walk, and I am also happy to see the mainland people go to the motherland's treasure island to have a look." Zhu Fenglian said in response to a question that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech embodies the common desire of compatriots on both sides of the strait to get closer and closer and closer and to continuously deepen cross-strait integration and development. Although there are still some artificial obstacles and obstacles to cross-strait exchanges and cooperation on the island, we believe that as long as compatriots on both sides of the strait make joint efforts to remove obstacles, cross-strait exchanges and cooperation will usher in bright prospects. We will take positive measures to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields, including tourism.
Ma Ying-jeou called on Lai Qingde to take the olive branch handed over by the mainland, and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responded to a reporter's question that Ma Ying-jeou and his entourage's recent visit and exchange on the mainland has aroused heated discussions on the island, and the call for peace and exchanges between the two sides of the strait has also become louder and louder. Ma Ying-jeou called on Lai Qingde to accept the olive branch handed by the mainland and accept the "consensus of '92." In this regard, Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that it is the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan to want peace rather than war, development rather than recession, exchanges rather than separation, and cooperation rather than confrontation. Mr. Ma Ying-jeou led young people from Taiwan to visit and exchange with the mainland, which conformed to the mainstream public opinion on the island and the interests of the Taiwan compatriots, and was widely acclaimed. The DPP authorities have long adhered to the separatist stance of "Taiwan independence," interfered with and undermined cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, and colluded with external forces to carry out provocations seeking "independence," which has plunged the Taiwan Strait into tension and turmoil, and aroused strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition from compatriots on both sides of the strait. Only by conforming to the will of the people and the trend of the times, returning to the "consensus of '92," which embodies the one-China principle, and recognizing the basic fact that both sides of the strait belong to the same country and one nation, can we create favorable conditions for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and provide a reliable guarantee for cross-strait exchanges and cooperation and the well-being of Taiwan compatriots.
Source: China News Network Comprehensive
Editor: Li Mingyang
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