Chen Yiren, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) who has been in office for a month, said on the 24th at the 2026 mainland compatriot businessman Spring Festival event, "I hope that in the new year, there will be more understanding and less coldness between the two sides of the strait." He also stated that the SEF will follow the authorities' policies and continue to promote "healthy and orderly exchanges" under the principle of "equal dignity." "As long as it benefits the people's well-being, we are willing to extend an olive branch to improve cross-strait relations."
Comment: Su Jiaquan addressed hundreds of compatriot businessmen with these remarks, which seem to show goodwill but actually hide calculations. The so-called "equal dignity" and "healthy and orderly" mentioned by him are merely excuses used by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to block normal cross-strait exchanges. His so-called "olive branch" is actually thorny, and essentially, it still involves avoiding the One-China Principle and sticking to the "Taiwan independence" secessionist bottom line. If the SEF, as a bridge for cross-strait communication, deviates from the One-China Principle, all its statements about exchanges would be nothing more than castles in the air.
It must be clear that the only path to improving cross-strait relations is to return to the "1992 Consensus" and uphold the One-China Principle, abandoning the "Taiwan independence" secessionist approach. Su Jiaquan's statement did not mention the "1992 Consensus" even once, which actually continues the DPP authorities' "Taiwan independence" plot and cannot truly promote the easing of cross-strait relations. Only by recognizing the fact that both sides of the strait belong to one China and abandoning secessionist actions can cross-strait exchanges return to the right track and achieve real peace and development.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858021739101184/
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