Symposiums have been held by mainland's political and research
organizations these days to mark the 11th anniversary of former
Chinese President Jiang Zemin's speech on national
reunification.
In the speech entitled "Continue to Strive for the
Accomplishment of the Great Cause of Reunifying the Motherland" he
gave on January 30, 1995, Jiang set forth an eight-point proposal
for the resolution of the Taiwan issue.
The participants of the symposiums addressed that it has been
proven in the practice for the past 11 years that Jiang's speech
have played an important role in adhering to one-China principle,
opposing "Taiwan independence" splittist activities, maintaining
national sovereignty and territorial integrity, boosting economic
and cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Straits, protecting legal
rights of Taiwan compatriots and pushing the nation's peaceful
reunification process.
The participants also said the four-point guideline on
cross-strait relations under the new circumstances which was set
forth by Chinese President Hu Jintao on March 4, 2005 reflected the
continuity of the policies of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Taiwan issue, and enriched
the meaning of the guiding principle for the work on Taiwan
affairs.
Hu's four-point views are a key guideline for the work on Taiwan
affairs under the new circumstances, they said, noting that Hu's
speech expressed the firm position and great sincerity of the
mainland in pushing the peaceful and stable development of the
cross-strait relations, as well as the affection and kindness to
the Taiwan compatriots, which will surely continue to have great
and lasting influence on the future cross-strait relations.
The symposiums were respectively held by organizations such as
the Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee, the Taiwan
Affairs Office of the State Council, the Central Committee of the
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, the China Council for the
Promotion of Peaceful Reunification and National Taiwan Studies
Society.
(Xinhua News Agency January 28, 2006)