East China’s Jiangsu province held a meeting on Taiwan affairs Thursday morning in Nanjing. Yang Yue, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Direector of the United Front Work Department, attended the meeting and delivered a speech
President Xi Jinping’s speech at a gathering held early January in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of issuing Message to Compatriots in Taiwan comprehensively expounded the major policies and propositions for advancing the peaceful reunification of the motherland in the new era, and providing us with a fundamental basis for doing a good job in the work of Taiwan affairs, said Yang Yue.
He called on the province to integrate the Taiwan affairs work with the actual situation in Jiangsu, and follow the major policy proposals put forward by President Xi Jinping in his important speech to refine the implementation of the plan step by step and constantly create a new situation in the work of Taiwan affairs.
Yang Yue pointed out that Jiangsu has abundant working resources and obvious advantages in Taiwan affairs work, adding that it is necessary to innovate ideas and measures, and take the initiative to promote the exchanges and cooperation between Jiangsu and Taiwan to a higher level by giving full play to the implementation of the "31 measures" and "76 implementation opinions" and other preferential policies for Taiwan.
He called on the province to focus on new situations and take the lead in sharing Jiangsu’s opportunities for development with Taiwan compatriots so as to further optimize the development environment for Taiwanese businesses, and deepen the exchanges between Jiangsu and Taiwan in various fields.
President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a gathering held early January in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of issuing Message to Compatriots in Taiwan.
According to Xi, China must be and will be reunified. It is a historical conclusion drawn over the 70 years of the development of cross-Strait relations, and a must for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era.
The Taiwan question originated from national weakness and disorder, and will definitely end with national rejuvenation.
Cross-Strait reunification is the trend of history. "Taiwan independence" goes against the trend of history and will lead to a dead end.
（source：ourjiangsu.com）
