Xi-Ma meeting "milestone" for cross-Strait relations

The Taiwan affairs chief of the Chinese mainland said here Wednesday that the scheduled meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou is a "milestone" for cross-Strait relations, breaking through in direct exchange and communication between the two leaders.

Zhang Zhijun, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said the meeting in Singapore on Saturday would help enhance trust across the Strait, consolidate common political grounds, push forward peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and safeguard peace and stability in the region.