Taiwan Affairs Spokesman Urges Resumption of Cross-Straits Talks

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, December 27, 2001

Taiwan Affairs Spokesman Urges Resumption of Cross-Straits Talks

Zhang Mingqing, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council, Wednesday urged the Taiwan authorities to make choices which are conducive to the resumption of cross-straits talks with the mainland, Zhang said that cross-straits dialogue can be resumed at any time providing the Taiwan authorities accept the One-China Principle and recognize the 1992 cross-straits consensus.

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Some Taiwan officials have repeatedly gone against both the principle and the consensus, which has made it impossible to resume talks, said Zhang when answering journalists' questions on the possible resumption of cross-straits talks next year.

He told reporters that the Taiwan authorities' sincerity will be shown by the recognition of the 1992 cross-straits consensus, which sets the precondition for the One-China Principle in cross-straits talks.

It has been widely supported by Taiwan people with insight thatflexibility when seeking common points is possible and differencescan be dealt with through negotiations under the One-China Principle, Zhang pointed out.

He said the central government welcomes any endeavors which accept that precondition. He reiterated that the central government's one-China stand is unwavering, and its efforts to resume cross-straits talks will be continued.

The Taiwan authorities should abandon illusions and face reality in order to make wise choices on the matter.

One-China Principle-----the Basis and Prerequisite for Achieving Peaceful Reunification

The One-China Principle is the foundation stone for the Chinese government's policy on Taiwan.

On Comrade Deng Xiaoping's initiative, the Chinese government has, since 1979, adopted the policy of peaceful reunification and gradually evolved the scientific concept of "one country, two systems."

On this basis, China established the basic principle of "peaceful reunification, and one country, two systems."

The key points of this basic principle and the relevant policies are:

China will do its best to achieve peaceful reunification, but will not commit itself to rule out the use of force;

will actively promote people-to-people contacts and economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, and start direct trade, postal, air and shipping services as soon as possible;

achieve reunification through peaceful negotiations and, on the premise of the One-China Principle, any matter can be negotiated.

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PD Commentary on 1992 Cross-straits Consensus

The "1992 consensus" is a consensus reached by mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) in Hong Kong in 1992, which agreed by ARATS and SEF to express orally and respectively that "both sides of the Taiwan Straits adhere to the 'one-China' principle", the commentary said. Full Story

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