The upcoming meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou later this week will be crucial to high-level political exchanges across the Taiwan Strait and will steer future cross-Strait relations.
Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou will salute each other "mister" in their historic meeting in Singapore on Saturday, the Taiwan affairs chief of the Chinese mainland said here Wednesday.
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.
Yu Zhengsheng, China's top political advisor, was elected chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (CCPPNR) on Monday.
Chinese mainland and Taiwan negotiators signed two agreements concerning cross-Strait flight safety and taxation cooperation on Tuesday.
The Chinese mainland will remove entry permit requirements for Taiwan residents, as top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng vowed to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Strait on Sunday.
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday called for maintaining the achievements in relations across the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday the current status of cross-Strait relations could not have been achieved without the 1992 Consensus.
Eric Chu, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party, on Wednesday called on people in the island to jointly promote sustained development of cross-Strait relations.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to build a community of shared destiny and settle political differences through equal consultations.
Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je said he himself is willing to assume new role for a breakthrough in the development of cross-Strait relations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the peaceful development of the cross-Strait ties, urging high vigilance against the Taiwan independence.
Taiwan's new mainland affairs chief Andrew Hsia on Tuesday vowed to inject new energy into cross-Strait relations and create a new future for both sides across the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's deputy leader Wu Den-yih on Wednesday stressed the promotion of cross-Strait relations, saying it is vital to the island's survival and development.
Head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhang Zhijun, and Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, Wang Yu-chi, on Wednesday agreed to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
A Chinese mainland spokesman on Monday said recent comments by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, have showed the mainland's good faith in enhancing cross-Strait ties.
A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday asked Taiwan's intelligence agencies to stop trying to recruit exchange students from the mainland.
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