Xi: The Strait cannot sever kinship

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, in Beijing on April 10. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined on April 10 the stronger engagement, better understanding and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait based on the recognition that both sides of the Strait belong to one nation. As long as no separatist activities are performed and people on both sides of the Strait realize that they are all Chinese people and part of one family, compatriots on both sides can sit down, engage in interactions about family matters, enhance understanding, build mutual trust, resolve differences and seek consensus, he said. He urged people across the Strait to resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and interference from external forces, steadfastly protect the common homeland of the Chinese nation, and jointly embrace a bright future of peaceful reunification. Emphasizing the overarching goal of helping compatriots across the Strait realize their aspiration for living a better life, Xi said the mainland, with a proven capacity to lead 1.4 billion people toward a better life, is fully capable of creating "a bright future together with our Taiwan compatriots".