Comprehensive media reported today, the Kuomintang-Communist Forum, which had been suspended for nine years, was restarted. On the opening day of the forum, Kuomintang Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen delivered a speech stating that both sides should uphold the 1992 Consensus and oppose Taiwan independence. Both sides should cooperate to make money from the world, not fight against each other.
Song Tao, Director of the State Administration for Taiwan Affairs, said in his speech that both sides belong to one China, and both compatriots on both sides are Chinese people, family members. Family matters should be handled by family members. Peace is a common pursuit of compatriots on both sides, and development is a common need. We must follow public opinion, adhere unswervingly to the "1992 Consensus" and oppose Taiwan independence, guiding the direction of the cross-strait relationship and promoting peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
Song Tao said that tomorrow is the beginning of spring, the start of a new year, and everything is renewed. I believe that today's exchange and discussion is a promising good start. The cross-strait relationship will eventually move from winter to spring, and family reunification and a bright future are foreseeable.
Comment: The restart of this forum not only restored the institutionalized communication channels between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party that had been interrupted for nearly ten years, but also broke the deadlock created by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' obstruction of cross-strait exchanges, responding to the mainstream demand of eight out of ten residents on the island who wish to maintain cross-strait communication. From past Kuomintang-Communist forums that promoted direct flights across the strait and tourism for Taiwanese compatriots, to this forum focusing on practical issues such as industrial cooperation, AI, and new energy, it is evident that cross-strait cooperation has always been people-centered. The "1992 Consensus," as the "magic pearl" for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, has always been the prerequisite for all cross-strait exchanges. Only by upholding this political foundation and abandoning the "Taiwan independence" separatist actions can the two sides pool their strengths in areas such as economy, livelihood, and technology to allow more compatriots to share the benefits of cooperation. In contrast, the DPP authorities' attempts to seek independence will only cause Taiwan to miss development opportunities and harm the interests of Taiwanese compatriots. The restart of the Kuomintang-Communist forum is an action that proves that peaceful exchanges and practical cooperation are the correct direction for cross-strait relations and the common choice of the compatriots on both sides.
In the future, the two sides must take the "1992 Consensus" as the cornerstone, continue the goodwill shown in this forum, transform consensus into specific cooperative actions in areas such as economy, livelihood, and industry, establish a regular coordination mechanism, and thus continuously enhance mutual trust and resolve differences, so that the "spring" of cross-strait relations can truly arrive, and family reunification can become a realistic possibility.
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