ARATS Head Meets Taiwan KMT Vice-ChairmanDuring the meeting, Wang urged the new Taiwan leader to be sincere to recognize that the one-China principle is unshakable. Anything is negotiable under the one-China principle, he stressed. On the issue of Taiwan, the mainland has always adhered to the guideline of "peaceful reunification, and one country, two systems " and the eight-point proposal put forward by President Jiang Zemin on developing the cross-Straits ties and pushing forward peaceful reunification of the motherland at the present stage, the ARATS leader said. The mainland will do everything possible for the peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue and will never allow forces of Taiwan independence in any forms to separate the motherland, he said. Wang expressed his hope that on eve of the new century, the two sides of the Taiwan Straits should increase exchanges in all fields to promote mutual trust and consensus. The compatriots on the two sides should join efforts to discuss the issue of reunification and common development in order to realize the great cause of the reunification of the motherland as soon as possible, he said. Shanghai CPC Chief Meets KMT Leader from TaiwanHuang Ju, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met November 26 with Wu Po-hsiung, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), who came to Shanghai from Taiwan on a visit.Huang, who is also secretary of the CPC Shanghai municipal committee, welcomed the Taiwan KMT official to Shanghai. Huang briefed the visitor on the development of the city and urged for further exchanges and cooperation between Shanghai and Taiwan in the fields of economy and trade, science and technology and culture. Wu admired Shanghai's progress and development. He told the host that he was mayor of Taipei 12 years ago and knows of the difficulties in administrative management of urban affairs. The mainstream public opinions in Taiwan are not in favor of "Taiwan independence" and will not let the concept of "Taiwan independence" gain full swing, Wu said. |
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