Jia
Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),
urged Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to join
hands to contribute to China's reunification cause.
The CPPCC chairman made the remark in Beijing Friday while
meeting a delegation of Taiwan ethnic
groups for cultural exchanges.
Jia said that Taiwan-basedĀ ethnic groups and their
counterparts in the Chinese mainland have jointly contributed to
form a distinctive Chinese culture featured by unity, honesty and
constantly striving to become stronger.
China's new generation of leaders continues to hold the
principle of "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two
systems" for the uniting of China's mainland and Taiwan.
He also said that all legitimate rights of Taiwan compatriots
and their wishes of administrating their hometowns will be fully
respected in the process of and in the wake of reunification.
Peace, stability and development are what Taiwan compatriots
really need now. People on both sides of the Taiwan Straits should
improve economic, trade and cultural exchanges between, and fight
against separatist activities in any form, Jia said.
(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2003)