Internet users help Taiwanese actors find their roots in the mainland. The Taiwan Affairs Office: Compatriots on both sides of the strait share the same roots and blood ties.

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24/06/2026
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a routine press conference. A reporter from CCTV asked: Recently, a young actor from Taiwan posted a video on a short video platform seeking help from mainland netizens, holding his family genealogy and saying "I want to go back and find out where my roots are." Netizens from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and local people enthusiastically helped, and in less than two days they helped him find his ancestral home in Shantou, Guangdong. During the Dragon Boat Festival, he returned to his ancestral hall in Shantou to pay respects to his ancestors. Some comments said, "Once connected today, we can no longer be disconnected." What are your comments on this? Spokesperson Zhang Han said that a yellowed family genealogy connected across the sea, fulfilling the dream of tracing one's roots from afar. The tradition of cherishing the past and seeking connections is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. In recent years, more and more young people from Taiwan have returned to the mainland to seek their roots, which fully demonstrates that compatriots on both sides of the strait share the same roots and cultural origins, and are a community with shared destinies, closely linked by blood and standing together in weal and woe. We welcome more Taiwan compatriots to come to the mainland to visit their ancestral halls, look at their family genealogy, feel the warmth of home, and pass on family affection.