Liu Jieyi (R), director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, meets with Wang Jin-pyng, honorary chairman of the Wang family association in Taiwan in Xiamen, Fujian province, May 8, 2019. [Photo: Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council]

XIAMEN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jieyi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met with Wang Jin-pyng, honorary chairman of the Wang family association in Taiwan on Wednesday, who was visiting Fujian to pay respects to his ancestors.

Stressing that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait shared the same roots, spoke the same language and belonged to the same family, Liu called on Chinese across the Strait to shoulder the great responsibility of the nation, follow the trend of history, adhere to 1992 Consensus and resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence."

"People across the Strait should jointly contribute to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, the peaceful reunification of the motherland and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," Liu said.

Wang said the 1992 Consensus had laid a solid foundation for peace and stability in cross-Strait relations, and "Taiwan independence" would not work.

He also noted the common identity members of the Chinese nation shared with compatriots across the Strait, and called for joint efforts to improve cross-Strait relations and national prosperity.