"1992 Consensus"
The "1992 Consensus" was an oral agreement reached between the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) as a result of their talks held from late October to early December of 1992. The two nongovernmental organizations agreed that “both sides of the Taiwan Straits will follow the one-China principle," which subsequently became the political foundation for cross-Straits consultations. The kernel of the "1992 Consensus" is the "one-China principle," which means seeking common ground while reserving differences. The "1992 Consensus" defines cross-Straits relations as neither state-to-state nor "one China, one Taiwan," but confirms the fact that the mainland and Taiwan belong to one China. The "1992 Consensus" is the foundation on which cross-Straits relations can progress in peace and stability and with positive interactions. It was on this basis that the historical discussions of the leaders of the CPC and the KMT were conducted in Beijing in April 2005, and the historical meeting between the leaders from both sides of the Taiwan Straits was held in Singapore in November 2015.
“九二共識”
“九二共識”的緣起是為實現和推進兩岸協商奠定政治基礎。1992年10月底至12月初，中國大陸的民間團體——海峽兩岸關系協會與臺灣的民間團體——海峽交流基金會，經過多次磋商，最終形成了以口頭方式表達的“海峽兩岸均堅持一個中國的原則”的共識，后被稱為“九二共識”。其核心是“堅持一個中國”，精髓是求同存異。“九二共識”明確界定了兩岸關系的性質，即大陸與臺灣同屬一個中國，兩岸關系不是國與國關系，也不是“一中一臺”。“九二共識”是兩岸關系保持和平穩定和良性互動的基礎。正是以“九二共識”為基礎，才實現了2005年4月在北京舉行的國共兩黨領導人歷史性會談，以及2015年11月在新加坡舉行的兩岸領導人歷史性會晤。
