Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

Over the years, exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Straits have become more extensive and the bonds of affection between the two sides have deepened. Our compatriots in Taiwan now better understand that only when cross-Straits relations improve will they have a better future.

We are increasingly capable of promoting peaceful reunification of the country and bringing benefits to compatriots on both sides. Although the situation remains severe and complicated, we have always taken the initiative in maintaining the dominant role in cross-Straits relations.

National reunification is a historic task and an unstoppable trend, and the fact that both sides belong to one country has never changed as Taiwan is part of China.