Liaison mechanism to be set up across Straits
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liaison">liaison</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1949.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Zhijun">Zhijun</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span>-<span word="chi">chi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="divergences">divergences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>.</p><p><span word="Describing">Describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>" <span word="over">over</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="From">From</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> "<span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adhering">adhering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "1992 <span word="Consensus">Consensus</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Straits">Straits</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>.</p>
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