The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: We will actively promote anything that is beneficial to cross-strait exchange and cooperation.

On November 5th, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a press conference. A journalist asked about the meeting between the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office, Song Tao, and the incoming vice chairman of the Kuomintang, Xiao Xucen, last week in Tianjin, which raised many speculations. The journalist inquired about possible opportunities for communication, development, and cooperation between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Kuomintang (KMT) in the future. In 2026, will the CPC and KMT interact during the 160th anniversary commemoration of Sun Yat-sen's birth? Will the long-interrupted "Cross-Strait Forum" be resumed? The spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Zhang Han, stated that any initiatives beneficial to cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, bringing Taiwanese people closer, will be actively promoted. They are willing to work with various political parties, organizations, and individuals in Taiwan, including the KMT, on the basis of upholding the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence". This is to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, advance peaceful development of cross-strait relations, seek well-being for compatriots, peace in the Taiwan Strait, national unity, and national rejuvenation.