Cooperation can boost cross-Strait integration

Beijing committed to complete national reunification, firmly opposes separatists

The Chinese mainland has pledged to expand cooperation and dialogue with Taiwan while advancing integrated development across the Taiwan Strait in 2026, according to authorities and experts.

In his New Year address on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping highlighted the deep blood bond between compatriots on both sides of the Strait, emphasizing that the historical trend toward national reunification is unstoppable.

Song Tao, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a message on Friday that the mainland is committed to promoting peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and national reunification based on the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus. Song added that the mainland will create more favorable conditions for Taiwan enterprises and individuals to develop on the mainland, further expanding exchanges this year.