Summit highlights shared roots as bridge of connection

Attendees at cross-Strait event uphold one-China principle, spirit of culture

The shared Chinese roots and cultural heritage of the mainland and Taiwan should serve as a bridge for connection rather than a tool for division, representatives from both sides said at a cross-Strait culture summit on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with guests from Taiwan attending the summit.

Wang said Chinese culture is the root and soul of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. He called for greater cultural confidence, joint efforts to carry forward the spirit of Chinese culture, a mutual understanding of a shared sense of historic responsibility, and unity in striving for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.